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Desantéday-sahn-tey
n. The brooding delirium of being sick, which makes time slow to a trickle and turns even the most pathetic of tasks into monumental struggles, until the act of lifting your head from the pillow feels like trying to climb a mountain, wondering if you'll ever find your way back again, or even catch your breath.
Etymology
A riff on the French toast santé. Literally, “un-health!”
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