Feeling Wheel
Ashamed · a word on the feelings wheel
Feeling insulted
Feeling offended by someone's words or actions.
What feeling insulted is like
Feeling insulted means being hurt or offended by someone's words or actions towards you. It can be blunt, or hidden in a joke.
Insulted or offended?
Insulted is personal, about something aimed at you. Offended can be about anything that crosses a line for you. Read more about feeling offended.
Finding insulted on the feelings wheel
On the Feeling Wheel, insulted sits in the Ashamed group. Start in the middle of the wheel with ashamed, then move outwards to insulted. If it's close but not quite right, the other ashamed words below may fit better. It's also normal to feel more than one thing at once.
Other words in the Ashamed group
Ashamed words are about how you see yourself, often after being judged or after judging yourself.
- Inadequate Feeling not good enough
- Inferior Feeling lower in status or quality than others
- Worthless Feeling without value or purpose
- Embarrassed Feeling awkward or self-conscious
- Insecure Feeling uncertain or lacking confidence
- Weak Feeling lacking in strength or ability
- Ridiculed Feeling mocked or laughed at
- Mocked Feeling made fun of or ridiculed
- Humiliated Feeling publicly shamed or made to feel foolish
- Guilty Feeling responsible or remorseful for a wrong or mistake
Name what you're feeling
Feeling Wheel puts all 118 of these words on one wheel. Tap the ones that fit, add a note if you like, and see your patterns over time. Free on iPhone and Android.