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Mauerbauertraurigkeitmou-er-bou-er-trou-rikh-kahyt
n. The inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company you generally enjoy--like a poker player who keeps folding a promising hand in order to avoid the pain of losing, or tamp down the urge to go all-in.
Etymology
German Mauerbauer, wall-builder + Traurigkeit, sadness.
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