Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Erinmek Not doing something you have to do just because you don’t want to; being a prick Nogay adverse
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
Fucha To use company time and resources for one's own purposes Portuguese work adverse
Zažitjsja (зажиться) To keep living beyond the point where one feels they would be better off dead Russian death adverse
Ennui A feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do English adverse feeling
Tsundoku Acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them Japanese adverse
Bixomets Shame on behalf of others Catalan feeling 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
Schnickschnack Items of little value; empty words that people may utter German adverse
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
Aka'aka'a Skin peeling or falling off after either sunburn or heavy drinking Hawaiian physical adverse
S’encoubler To describe a fall, but specifically one where you fell due to being tangled in something French physical event adverse
Toska (тоска) At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. Russian adverse philosophy
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
Avoir la molle A listless unwillingness to do any work French adverse
Jaksaa A lack of enthusiasm to do something Finnish adverse habits
Nementia Feeling nervous or anxious in your own skin English feeling adverse
Mágoa A heart-breaking feeling that leaves long-lasting traces, visible in gestures and facial expressions Portuguese adverse emotion
Zechpreller Someone who leaves without paying the bill. German adverse event friends
kataṟu (கதறு) Helplessly shaking and crying Tamil action adverse
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Chingada An imaginary, horrible place where you send all those who annoy you Spanish funny adverse character
Frustfressen Excessive eating because of frustration German food adverse habits
Attaccabottone Something that you long to get away from but struggle to Italian adverse
Unglücksrabe An unlucky person (literally: Raven with bad luck) German luck adverse




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