Faux feeling Something done to me

Ripped off

Not a feeling: a thought about what someone did.

Also known as screwed

‘I think you took more than was fair and left me short.’

Why it’s not a feeling

Ripped off is a verdict on a deal: someone took more than their share and you paid for it. It fits ‘you ripped me off’, so it reports a judgement about fairness and about their motives, not a sensation. The heat underneath is usually anger or resentment, or a duller disappointment.

Feelings underneath

Angry Resentful Disappointed

Needs

When these needs aren’t met

Fairness Consideration Trust

Saying it as a feeling

‘I feel ripped off.’

When the invoice came to £340 after you quoted £120 for the repair, I felt angry and resentful, because I need fairness and trust.