Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Wú (無) Negative, void, nothingness, non-being; can imply 'neither yes nor no'. Chinese adverse
kataṟu (கதறு) Helplessly shaking and crying Tamil action adverse
Kuebiko A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence Japanese adverse feeling
Lus Desire, craving; greed; fancy, cupidity; inclination, tendency. Afrikaans adverse
Handschuhschneeballwerfer A coward willing to criticize and abuse from a safe distance German adverse attribute interaction
Attaccabottone Something that you long to get away from but struggle to Italian adverse
Didis To search and pick up lice from one's own hair, usually when in bed at night Indonesian physical adverse
Sayang Describes when you've wasted an opportunity Tagalog adverse reflection
Obhimaan (অভিমান ) Anger, or something close to it, at being upset with a loved one. Abhiman is not anger or sorrow. It is a temporary expression of a feeling about a loved one that he or she is supposed to address. Bengali adverse feeling
Charmolypi "Joy-making sorrow". A mixed feeling of happiness while being sad. Greek happiness adverse philosophy
Schadenfreude Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. German feeling adverse
Fuchsteufelswütend Literal: 'Fox devil angry'; steaming with rage German adverse stress emotion
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
Toska (тоска) At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. Russian adverse philosophy
Dolgostroj (долгострой) A construction project that seems to go on forever Russian time adverse
Nuchshlepper Someone who follows another person; a hanger-on Yiddish awareness adverse persistence
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
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
uḷaṟu (உளறு) To say something that should not be or to say somethng nonsensical or unrelated Tamil awareness adverse
Yuputka A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin Ulwa nature adverse
Erinmek Not doing something you have to do just because you don’t want to; being a prick Nogay adverse
Rabenmutter A bad mom ("raven mother") German family society adverse
Ennui A feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do English adverse feeling
Koshatnik A dealer in stolen cats Russian adverse character work
Frustfressen Excessive eating because of frustration German food adverse habits




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