Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Didis To search and pick up lice from one's own hair, usually when in bed at night Indonesian physical adverse
Lítost Sate of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. Czech adverse awareness fate
moņ (моң) Sadness; melody; lyricism Bashkir adverse music
Avoir la molle A listless unwillingness to do any work French adverse
kataṟu (கதறு) Helplessly shaking and crying Tamil action adverse
Sokaiya A man with a few shares in several companies who extorts money by threatening to come to the shareholders' meetings and cause trouble Japanese adverse
Zechpreller Someone who leaves without paying the bill. German adverse event friends
Sielvartas Literal translation as “soul tumbling” used as grief or resentment Lithuanian adverse thinking emotion
Altschmerz Weariness with the same old issues that you've always had - the same boring flaws and anxieties that you've been gnawing for years. German adverse growth attribute
Weichei Literal: "soft egg"; someone who is weak or cowardly German adverse attribute
Fucha To use company time and resources for one's own purposes Portuguese work adverse
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
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
Nementia Feeling nervous or anxious in your own skin English feeling adverse
Ennui A feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do English adverse feeling
Attaccabottone Something that you long to get away from but struggle to Italian adverse
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Strohwitwer "Grass widower"; a man whose partner or wife has left him alone. German family adverse
Aka'aka'a Skin peeling or falling off after either sunburn or heavy drinking Hawaiian physical adverse
Tsundoku Acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them Japanese adverse
Házisárkány Literally "indoor dragon"; a nagging restless spouse Hungarian family stress adverse
Tenyérbemászó Literally "palm crawler"; a face begging to be punched Hungarian funny adverse
Han Sorrow, regret, grief, resentment, "a dull ache of the soul", yet passive and not revenge seeking; waiting for the injustice to be righted Korean society persistence adverse
Unglücksrabe An unlucky person (literally: Raven with bad luck) German luck adverse
Dhakkann "The shroud of clouds concealed the sun." Someone too naive to see the truth in things, also used in a derogatory way Hindi adverse awareness




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