Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
kataṟu (கதறு) Helplessly shaking and crying Tamil action adverse
Strohwitwer "Grass widower"; a man whose partner or wife has left him alone. German family adverse
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Durcheinander Complete mess; screwed up beyond all recognition German adverse
Házisárkány Literally "indoor dragon"; a nagging restless spouse Hungarian family stress adverse
Verpeilt Regularly forgetting things and not being in the present moment enough to organize your life properly German adverse awareness
Hüzün Originally pain and sorrow over a loss, but also can mean melancholy associated with a sense of failure in life and a gloomy feeling that things will likely get worse. Turkish adverse emotion
Zhaghzhagh The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage Tamil adverse action physical
Jaksaa A lack of enthusiasm to do something Finnish adverse habits
Zažitjsja (зажиться) To keep living beyond the point where one feels they would be better off dead Russian death adverse
Kummerspeck Weight you gain because you're unhappy ("sorrow bacon") German food adverse habits
Toska (тоска) At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. Russian adverse philosophy
Tsundoku Acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them Japanese adverse
Desvelarse To wake up in the middle of the night. Be unable to fall asleep. Spanish event adverse
Mágoa A heart-breaking feeling that leaves long-lasting traces, visible in gestures and facial expressions Portuguese adverse emotion
Zechpreller A person who leaves a restaurant without paying German adverse action food
moņ (моң) Sadness; melody; lyricism Bashkir adverse music
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Gula Gluttony, greed; indulgence; eating simply for the taste (i.e., not from hunger). Spanish adverse
Aimonomia Being scared to learn the ‘why’ of something English adverse feeling thinking
Empalagoso Too sweet. Adjective to say you ate something so sweet that you got sick of it. Spanish food adverse change
Avoir la molle A listless unwillingness to do any work French adverse
Dor The heartbreak and sense of longing you feel because you’re separated from your love Romanian love adverse
Engili (ఎంగిలి) Having contacted another's mouth directly or indirectly via hand or utensil that is not fit for consumption. Telugu adverse food
Fucha To use company time and resources for one's own purposes Portuguese work adverse




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