pit in stomach
Gut-level unease feeling
A pit in the stomach is a hollow, sinking sensation in the abdomen associated with dread, anxiety, or foreboding.
The feeling mimics physical emptiness—as if a stone has dropped through you, leaving a void: I felt a pit in my stomach when I saw the missed calls from my mother.
The phrase describes emotional distress manifesting as bodily sensation.
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- knotTied rope fastening
- churningAgitated circular motion
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
butterflies · unease · gut feeling · sinking · hollow · queasy · fear · sinking feeling · foreboding · tension · nervous · gut · twisting · clenching · apprehension · worry · sick · tight
- Anxietyanxiety, nervousness, panic, worry, generalized anxiety
- aversionaversion, disgust, hatred, repulsion, loathing
- creepy feelingseeriness, spookiness, creepiness, dread, foreboding
- gut feelingsgut feeling, gut instinct, gut reaction, hunch, instinct
- instinctsinstinct, survival instinct, survival instincts, maternal instinct, gut instinct
pit in stomachbutterflies in stomach
Nervous stomach sensation
warm glow · peace of mind · spring in one's step · elation · euphoria
pit in stomachpeace of mind
State without anxiety
inner calm · serenity · ease · confidence · reassurance