Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Zgabalj Mixture of all the bad things in the world, combined Serbian adverse society
Wú (無) Negative, void, nothingness, non-being; can imply 'neither yes nor no'. Chinese adverse
Házisárkány Literally "indoor dragon"; a nagging restless spouse Hungarian family stress adverse
Fucha To use company time and resources for one's own purposes Portuguese work adverse
Avoir la molle A listless unwillingness to do any work French adverse
Efkar The boredom of the soul. A lovely moment, that you need to be so happy, but instead you feel with a deep sorrow. Turkish feeling adverse
moņ (моң) Sadness; melody; lyricism Bashkir adverse music
Nementia Feeling nervous or anxious in your own skin English feeling adverse
Ellipsism A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out English adverse thinking time
Bixomets Shame on behalf of others Catalan feeling adverse
Wintercearig Literally "winter sorrow"; a feeling of deep sadness related to the cold, still, dark nature of winter English weather emotion adverse
Mágoa A heart-breaking feeling that leaves long-lasting traces, visible in gestures and facial expressions Portuguese adverse emotion
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Hammajang "All messed up" Hawaiian adverse
Erinmek Not doing something you have to do just because you don’t want to; being a prick Nogay adverse
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Rabenmutter A bad mom ("raven mother") German family society adverse
Zhaghzhagh The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage Tamil adverse action physical
Wasuremono Forgotten or lost things; an item left behind on a train or forgotten at home. Japanese adverse habits
Fremdschämen To be embarrassed by something somebody else did German society thinking adverse
Charmolypi "Joy-making sorrow". A mixed feeling of happiness while being sad. Greek happiness adverse philosophy
S’encoubler To describe a fall, but specifically one where you fell due to being tangled in something French physical event adverse
Zažitjsja (зажиться) To keep living beyond the point where one feels they would be better off dead Russian death adverse
Dor The heartbreak and sense of longing you feel because you’re separated from your love Romanian love adverse
poshlost (пошлость) Used to describe situations where things are being sold under the premise "that the greatest joy can be bought" Russian adverse extreme




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