Greek
Greek words with roots in ancient philosophy and poetry.
34 words
Meraki
may-rah-keeadj. Pouring yourself wholeheartedly into something with creativity and love.
Aponemia
ap-uh-nee-mee-uhn. The peculiar quality of never having chosen to be born, shared by everyone else around you.
Alazia
"uh-ley-zhuh" or "ah-ley-zee-uh"n. The fear that you're no longer able to change.
Ochisia
oh-kee-zee-uhn. The fear that the role you once occupied in someone's life could be refilled without a second thought.
Vellichor
vel-uh-kawrn. The strange wistfulness of used bookstores, infused with the passage of time.
Nachlophobia
nok-luh-foh-bee-uhn. The fear that your deepest connections with people are ultimately pretty shallow.
Nodrophobia
noh-droh-foh-bee-uhn. The fear of irrevocable actions and irreversible processes.
Echthesia
ek-thee-zhuhn. A state of confusion when your internal sense of time does not align with the calendar.
Gnossienne
nos-yenn. The awareness that someone you've known for years still has a private and mysterious inner life.
Solysium
soh-lee-zee-uhmn. The unhinged delirium of being alone for an extended period of time.
Anthrodynia
an-thruh-din-ee-uhn. A state of exhaustion with human cruelty, leading to appreciation for kindness and joy.
Mimeomia
mim-ee-oh-mee-uhn. The frustration of unintentionally embodying a stereotype.
Momophobia
moh-muh-foh-bee-uhn. The fear of speaking off the cuff or from the heart.
Koinophobia
key-noh-foh-bee-uhn. The fear that you've lived an ordinary life.
Fygophobia
fahy-goh-foh-bee-uhn. The fear that your connections with people will diminish as you age.
Kudoclasm
koo-doh-klaz-uhmn. A crisis of self-doubt emphasizing the need for balance in self-perception and actions.
Adronitis
ad-roh-nahy-tisn. Frustration with the slow process of getting to know someone deeply.
Amentalio
ah-men-tal-yohn. The sadness of forgetting sense memories of the departed.
Epistrix
ih-pis-triksn. A disconcerting cluster of simultaneous endings.
Xeno
zee-nohn. The smallest measurable unit of human connection typically exchanged between passing strangers.
Nementia
ne-men-shuhn. The post-distraction effort to recall the reason for heightened emotions.
Kairosclerosis
kahy-roh-skluh-roh-sisn. The moment you consciously try to savor your current happiness, only to have it slowly dissolve into an aftertaste.
Agnosthesia
ag-nos-thee-zhuhn. The state of not knowing how you truly feel about something, leading to self-analysis based on behavioral clues.
Hemeisis
hem-ey-sisn. The off-putting awareness of how deeply your culture's norms are ingrained in your psyche.
Antiophobia
an-tee-uh-foh-bee-uhn. Fear experienced while leaving a loved one, uncertain if it will be the last time you see them.
Dolonia
duh-loh-nee-uhn. A state of unease caused by excessive admiration, leading to doubts about one's true self.
Monachopsis
mon-uh-kop-sisn. The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.
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