آشفته
آشفته (âshofte) means distraught or disturbed in mind and appearance. A B2-level formal adjective from ancient Persian roots, used in literature, poetry, and elevated speech.
Glossary
دلواپسی
دلواپسی (delvapasi) means worry or anxiousness in Persian. A compound of del (heart) and vapas (held back), it names the sustained concern you feel for someone or something you care about.
دلشوره
دلشوره (del-shure) means foreboding or uneasy worry in colloquial Persian. Built from del (heart) and shure (agitation), it describes a restless, nagging anxiety, especially about something you cannot control.
دلهره
دلهره (delhore) means dread or apprehension in Persian. A compound of del (heart) and hore, it captures the physical flutter of anxiety before something feared or uncertain.
گلهمند
گلهمند (gele-mand) means having a grievance or holding a complaint against someone in Persian. Formed from گله (complaint) and the suffix -mand, it describes a state of sustained, often unspoken dissatisfaction.
رنجیده
رنجیده (ranjide) means offended or deeply hurt in Persian. A past participle of رنجیدن, it conveys a more formal and lasting wound than the colloquial delkhor, and often implies the hurt has not yet been resolved.
دلخور
دلخور (delkhor) means upset, miffed, or hurt in colloquial Persian. A compound of del (heart) and khordan (to eat), it describes mild emotional hurt between people who are close.
شرمنده
شرمنده (sharmande) means ashamed or embarrassed, and in colloquial Persian it also serves as a polite apology or thank-you. A pure Persian word from شرم (shame) plus the suffix ـنده.
حسود
حسود (hasud) means a jealous or envious person. Borrowed from Arabic root ح-س-د (envy), it follows the Arabic fa’ul intensive pattern and is used as both an adjective and a noun in Persian.
افسرده
افسرده (afsorde) means depressed or dejected. A pure Persian word from the verb افسردن (to freeze or wither), it carries a deeper, more persistent sadness than غمگین and is used in clinical and everyday contexts.