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. 2018 Jul 23;18(Suppl 2):64. doi: 10.1186/s12911-018-0634-6

Table 3.

Definition of negative emotions

Definition OWL2 Axiom
Negative is a valenced reaction (to “something”) Negative_Emotion Emotion
Displeased is being negative about a consequence (of an event) Displeased Negative_Emotion ⊓ (∃ concernsConsequence.Consequence)
Fear is being displeased about a prospective consequence (of an event) Fear Displeased ⊓ (∃ concernsConsequence.Prospective_Consequence)
Distress is being displeased about an actual consequence (of an event) Distress Displeased ⊓ (∃ concernsConsequence.Actual_Consequence)
Fears-confirmed is distress about the confirmation of a prospective undesirable consequence Fears_Confirmed Distress ⊓ (∃ concernsConsequence.Confirmed_Undesirable_ Consequence)
Disappointment is distress about the disconfirmation of a prospective desirable consequence Disappointment Distress ⊓ (∃ concernsConsequence.Disconfirmed_Desirable_ Consequence)
Resentment is distress about a consequence (of an event) presumed to be desirable for someone else Resentment Distress ⊓ (∃ concernsConsequence.Consequence_Desirable_ For_Other)
Pity is distress about a consequence (of an event) presumed to be undesirable for someone else Pity Distress ⊓ (∃ concernsConsequence.Consequence_Undesirable_For_Other)
Surprise is joy or distress about the disconfirmation of a prospective undesirable consequence Surprise Joy ⊓ (∃ concernsConsequence.Disconfirmed_Cosnsequence) Surprise Distress ⊓ (∃ concernsConsequence.Disconfirmed_Consequence)
Disapproving is being negative about an action (of an agent) Disapproving Negative_Emotion ⊓ (∃ concernsActionsOf.Action)
Shame is disapproving of one’s own action Shame Disapproving ⊓ (∃ concernsActionsOf.Action_Of_Self_Agent)
Reproach is disapproving of someone else’s action Reproach Disapproving ⊓ (∃ concernsActionsOf.Action_Of_Other_Agent)
Remorse is shame about an action and distress about a related consequence Remorse Shame Remorse Distress
Anger is reproach about an action and distress about a related consequence Anger Reproach Anger Distress
disliking is being negative about an aspect (of an object) Disliking Negative_Emotion ⊓ (∃ concernsAspect.Aspect)
Hate is disliking a familiar aspect (of an object) Hate Disliking ⊓ (∃ concernsAspect.Familiar_Aspect)
Disgust is disliking an unfamiliar aspect (of an object) Disgust Disliking ⊓ (∃ concernsAspect.Unfamiliar_Aspect)