Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Fremdschämen To be embarrassed by something somebody else did German society thinking 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
Ngaobera A slight inflammation of the throat caused by screaming too much Pascuense adverse action health
Sayang Describes when you've wasted an opportunity Tagalog adverse reflection
Spätzünder A person who needs a long time to understands sth/ so who makes belated progress of personal development German adverse
Didis To search and pick up lice from one's own hair, usually when in bed at night Indonesian physical adverse
Zhaghzhagh The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage Tamil adverse action physical
kataṟu (கதறு) Helplessly shaking and crying Tamil action adverse
Desvelarse To wake up in the middle of the night. Be unable to fall asleep. Spanish event adverse
Aka'aka'a Skin peeling or falling off after either sunburn or heavy drinking Hawaiian physical 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
Empalagoso Too sweet. Adjective to say you ate something so sweet that you got sick of it. Spanish food adverse change
Dreich Of weather: extremely dull, miserably dreary, a combination of cloud, rain, fog, wetness and coldness - all at the same time Scottish weather adverse
Attaccabottone Something that you long to get away from but struggle to Italian adverse
moņ (моң) Sadness; melody; lyricism Bashkir adverse music
Dolgostroj (долгострой) A construction project that seems to go on forever Russian time adverse
Bixomets Shame on behalf of others Catalan feeling adverse
Zapoi 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place Russian funny adverse habits
Kummerspeck Weight you gain because you're unhappy ("sorrow bacon") German food adverse habits
Rabenmutter A bad mom ("raven mother") German family society adverse
Lítost Sate of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. Czech adverse awareness fate
Ennui A feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do English adverse feeling
Charmolypi "Joy-making sorrow". A mixed feeling of happiness while being sad. Greek happiness adverse philosophy
Dhakkann "The shroud of clouds concealed the sun." Someone too naive to see the truth in things, also used in a derogatory way Hindi adverse awareness
Zechpreller Someone who leaves without paying the bill. German adverse event friends




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