Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Zapoi 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place Russian funny adverse habits
Fucha To use company time and resources for one's own purposes Portuguese work adverse
Rabenmutter A bad mom ("raven mother") German family society adverse
Paasa A person who leads someone on (intentionally or not). Appearing as if they are genuinely interested romantically when they aren’t Tagalog adverse interaction awareness
Desvelarse To wake up in the middle of the night. Be unable to fall asleep. Spanish event adverse
Bixomets Shame on behalf of others Catalan feeling adverse
Ngaobera A slight inflammation of the throat caused by screaming too much Pascuense adverse action health
Schnickschnack Items of little value; empty words that people may utter German adverse
Ellipsism A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out English adverse thinking time
Hammajang "All messed up" Hawaiian adverse
Zhaghzhagh The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage Tamil adverse action physical
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
Tenyérbemászó Literally "palm crawler"; a face begging to be punched Hungarian funny adverse
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
Attaccabottone Something that you long to get away from but struggle to Italian adverse
Aka'aka'a Skin peeling or falling off after either sunburn or heavy drinking Hawaiian physical adverse
Chingada An imaginary, horrible place where you send all those who annoy you Spanish funny adverse character
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
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
Lebensmüde Weary of life German adverse life stress
S’encoubler To describe a fall, but specifically one where you fell due to being tangled in something French physical event adverse
Fuchsteufelswütend Literal: 'Fox devil angry'; steaming with rage German adverse stress emotion
Mágoa A heart-breaking feeling that leaves long-lasting traces, visible in gestures and facial expressions Portuguese adverse emotion
Sielvartas Literal translation as “soul tumbling” used as grief or resentment Lithuanian adverse thinking emotion
Fremdschämen To be embarrassed by something somebody else did German society thinking adverse




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