Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Chingada An imaginary, horrible place where you send all those who annoy you Spanish funny adverse character
Jaksaa A lack of enthusiasm to do something Finnish adverse habits
Lítost Sate of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. Czech adverse awareness fate
Avoir la molle A listless unwillingness to do any work French adverse
Wintercearig Literally "winter sorrow"; a feeling of deep sadness related to the cold, still, dark nature of winter English weather emotion adverse
Ngaobera A slight inflammation of the throat caused by screaming too much Pascuense adverse action health
Obhimaan (অভিমান ) Anger, or something close to it, at being upset with a loved one. Abhiman is not anger or sorrow. It is a temporary expression of a feeling about a loved one that he or she is supposed to address. Bengali adverse feeling
Zechpreller Someone who leaves without paying the bill. German adverse event friends
Schnickschnack Items of little value; empty words that people may utter German adverse
Wú (無) Negative, void, nothingness, non-being; can imply 'neither yes nor no'. Chinese adverse
Mágoa A heart-breaking feeling that leaves long-lasting traces, visible in gestures and facial expressions Portuguese adverse emotion
moņ (моң) Sadness; melody; lyricism Bashkir adverse music
Fuchsteufelswütend Literal: 'Fox devil angry'; steaming with rage German adverse stress emotion
Bixomets Shame on behalf of others Catalan feeling adverse
kataṟu (கதறு) Helplessly shaking and crying Tamil action adverse
Weichei Literal: "soft egg"; someone who is weak or cowardly German adverse attribute
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Wasuremono Forgotten or lost things; an item left behind on a train or forgotten at home. Japanese adverse habits
Zhaghzhagh The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage Tamil adverse action physical
Dolgostroj (долгострой) A construction project that seems to go on forever Russian time adverse
Schadenfreude Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. German feeling adverse
Aimonomia Being scared to learn the ‘why’ of something English adverse feeling thinking
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
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Propuh A draft of air usually created by opening doors on opposite sides of the house or windows in a car. Some believe it can cause diseases or even kill you. Bosnian adverse physical




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