Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Vaitherichal The feeling that you get when someone has something that you lack, however you are not jealous, yet instead feel as though they should not possess that because you don't Tamil adverse thinking
Athazagoraphobia The fear of forgetting, being forgotten or ignored, or being replaced English reflection thinking
Qarrtsiluni Sitting together in the darkness, waiting for inspiration to strike you Iñupiaq awareness thinking reflection
Aimonomia Being scared to learn the ‘why’ of something English adverse feeling thinking
Exulansis The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it. English emotion thinking
Boketto The act of gazing vacantly into the distance. Japanese thinking
Fachidiot Someone who knows a great deal about a very narrow subject German thinking attribute
Magari maybe, hopeful wish, wistful regret, in my dreams, if only. Italian thinking
Onism The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits just one place at a time. English awareness reflection thinking
Fernweh To have a yearning to see distant places German travel thinking
Biritululo The act of comparing yams to settle a dispute Kiriwani food thinking
Fremdschämen To be embarrassed by something somebody else did German society thinking adverse
Tizita (ትዝታ) A bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, thing gone by. Amharic time thinking
Mātauranga The comprehension, or understanding of the universe Nogay awareness thinking reflection
Agnosthesia The state of not knowing how you really feel about something, which forces you to sift through clues hidden in your behavior English confusion thinking
Jouska A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head English thinking
O ka la nokonoko A day spent in nervous anticipation of a coughing spell Hawaiian thinking health stress
Kopfkino Imagining scenarios vividly ("head cinema") German thinking visual
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creative
Zhì (智) Wisdom, perspicacity, knowledge. Chinese thinking awareness
Klexos the art of dwelling on the past; coined by John Koenig. English thinking
Eunoia (εὔνοια) A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty thinking
Liberosis The desire to care less about things. English thinking awareness
Mokita The truth we all know but agree not to talk about. Kilivila awareness thinking society
Pole Sorry; can also express empathy and understanding. Swahili thinking life




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