Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Dreich Of weather: extremely dull, miserably dreary, a combination of cloud, rain, fog, wetness and coldness - all at the same time Scottish weather adverse
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
Lebensmüde Weary of life German adverse life stress
Fuchsteufelswütend Literal: 'Fox devil angry'; steaming with rage German adverse stress emotion
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
Weemoed Lit. sadness, woe (wee) courage, daring, mood (moed); soft mood; light melancholy; having the strength to overcome a feeling of sorrow (e.g., arising in relation to nostalgia). Dutch adverse growth
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
Weltschmerz Feeling hopeless about the state our world is currently in ("world pain") German adverse society
Aka'aka'a Skin peeling or falling off after either sunburn or heavy drinking Hawaiian physical adverse
Myötähäpeä Secondhand embarrassment Finnish adverse feeling
Attaccabottone Something that you long to get away from but struggle to Italian adverse
Bixomets Shame on behalf of others Catalan feeling adverse
uḷaṟu (உளறு) To say something that should not be or to say somethng nonsensical or unrelated Tamil awareness adverse
Fremdschämen To be embarrassed by something somebody else did German society thinking adverse
Mágoa A heart-breaking feeling that leaves long-lasting traces, visible in gestures and facial expressions Portuguese adverse emotion
Lítost Sate of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. Czech adverse awareness fate
Zapoi 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place Russian funny adverse habits
Vergüenza ajena Shame or embarrassment felt as a result of the actions of others Spanish adverse feeling
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
Házisárkány Literally "indoor dragon"; a nagging restless spouse Hungarian family stress adverse
Empalagoso Too sweet. Adjective to say you ate something so sweet that you got sick of it. Spanish food adverse change
Gula Gluttony, greed; indulgence; eating simply for the taste (i.e., not from hunger). Spanish adverse
Erinmek Not doing something you have to do just because you don’t want to; being a prick Nogay 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




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