Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Aimonomia Being scared to learn the ‘why’ of something English adverse feeling thinking
Schnapsidee An idea you have when you're drunk and will probably not considered anymore once you're sober German thinking change
Ellipsism A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out English adverse thinking time
Klexos the art of dwelling on the past; coined by John Koenig. English thinking
Magari maybe, hopeful wish, wistful regret, in my dreams, if only. Italian thinking
Fernweh To have a yearning to see distant places German travel thinking
Tima Not being ready to spend time or money on a specific thing, despite being able to afford it Icelandic thinking action
Apomakrysmenophobia The sudden fear that the relationships you posses are shallow or lack depth English thinking connection trust
Mokita The truth we all know but agree not to talk about. Kilivila awareness thinking society
Abditory A place into which you can disappear; a hiding place English physical thinking
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creative
Lachesism The desire to be struck by disaster - to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire English thinking life fate
Athazagoraphobia The fear of forgetting, being forgotten or ignored, or being replaced English reflection thinking
Agnosthesia The state of not knowing how you really feel about something, which forces you to sift through clues hidden in your behavior English confusion thinking
Onism The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits just one place at a time. English awareness reflection thinking
Kopfkino Imagining scenarios vividly ("head cinema") German thinking visual
Fachidiot Someone who knows a great deal about a very narrow subject German thinking attribute
Mātauranga The comprehension, or understanding of the universe Nogay awareness thinking reflection
Fremdschämen To be embarrassed by something somebody else did German society thinking adverse
Tizita (ትዝታ) A bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, thing gone by. Amharic time thinking
Exulansis The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it. English emotion thinking
O ka la nokonoko A day spent in nervous anticipation of a coughing spell Hawaiian thinking health stress
Zhì (智) Wisdom, perspicacity, knowledge. Chinese thinking awareness
Liberosis The desire to care less about things. English thinking awareness
Qarrtsiluni Sitting together in the darkness, waiting for inspiration to strike you Iñupiaq awareness thinking reflection




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