Amoransia

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Amoransia

n.
the melodramatic thrill of unrequited love; the longing to pine for someone you can never have, wallowing in devotion to some impossible person who could give your life meaning by their very absence.

Portuguese amor, love + ânsia, craving. Pronounced “ah-moh-ran-see-uh.”

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