Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Apapachar Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad Spanish action
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Dhurna Extorting payment from someone by sitting at their front door and staying there until you get paid Hindi action persistence
Zindabad A shout of encouragement; a cheer, which can also be interpreted to mean "may [idea or person] live forever" Urdu life interaction
Schadenfreude Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. German feeling adverse
Magari maybe, hopeful wish, wistful regret, in my dreams, if only. Italian thinking
Istories me arkoudes Literal: 'stories with bears'; stories that are so crazy, they can't be true Greek extreme funny
Capicua A number that doesn't vary if the numbers are inverted. Also it can be called a palindrome, but the word capicua refers especially to the numbers Catalan measurement
Gattara A woman catlover who feeds alley cats or spends time with domestic cats Italian life society
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu Favorably, please. Japanese positive
Nakakapag pabagabag Something that brings about excessive anxiety or restlessness for a period of time; something that is making you nervous Tagalog stress feeling awareness
Wú jí (無極) Lit. without highest point, utmost point, ridgepole; ultimate, boundless, limitless; the primodial universe; original nature. Chinese measurement
Tulak ng bibig, kabig ng dibdib. Pretending to dislike something, when it reality you actually like it. Literal translation, "push of the mouth, pull (drawing closer to self) of the chest". Tagalog action
Khaste Nabashid (خسته نباشید) "I hope that you are not tired" Persian society work
Autophile A person that loves solitude, being alone English character attribute
Kenshō (見性) Seeing (ken) one’s nature or essence (shō); perceiving one’s Buddha nature; sometimes interpreted as an initial or brief awakening. Japanese awareness growth
Verpeilt Regularly forgetting things and not being in the present moment enough to organize your life properly German adverse awareness
Voetstoots A sale where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults without any guarantees Afrikaans action
Yokomeshi Literal: "meal eaten sideways"; the stress caused by speaking a foreign language Japanese stress feeling awareness
Kæk Spirited, bold, cheeky, cocky. Danish attribute
Pneúma (πνεῦμα) Wind; breath; spirit. Greek physical
Tampo Behaviour in which a person withdraws his or her affection or cheerfulness from a person who has hurt his or her feelings; when you're disappointed with someone yet do not express it directly Tagalog adverse emotion
Chamcha Literally: spoon, someone who sucks up to someone else or seeks another's approval constantly Hindi negative character
Pochemuchka A person who asks a lot of questions Russian friends attribute habits
Taraadin A happy solution for everyone Arabic happiness society




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