Feeling
Lead
Lead noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).
Usage example: the police are now working on several leads generated by the evidence gathered at the crime scene
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- And yet he is ultimately a good-hearted person who wants to be a productive member of society, most of his angst stems from feeling he is unable to lead a productive life.
Source: Classical Anti-Hero -
The text of the story itself is constructed using psychosomatic techniques which lead to feeling the described symptoms, such as shortage of breath, raised heart rate, constant yawning and so on.
Source: Paranoia Fuel / Literature - Agreeing to call them "mom" or "dad" will lead to a perceived level of closeness than simply calling them by their first name, but also may lead to the protagonist feeling like they're shunning their birth parents, who is definitely not the person raising them.
Source: New Parent Nomenclature Problem
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Lead and Feeling. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/feeling/lead
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