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ugly feelings: a standalone construct

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Literary theory

minor, noncathartic negative feelings such as envy, irritation and anxiety, read as diagnostic of situations in which action is suspended or blocked.

In literary theory, ugly feelings refers to minor, noncathartic negative feelings such as envy, irritation and anxiety, read as diagnostic of situations in which action is suspended or blocked. This meaning comes from Ngai (2004) in Ugly Feelings.[1]

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References

Ngai, S. (2004). Ugly Feelings. Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674041523

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