Anechosis

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Anechosis

n.
a state of exhaustion with continually being told what you want to hear, whether by marketers pandering to you or acquaintances afraid of causing offense; the longing for someone to have the heart to finally call you out on your bullshit, challenge your long-held assumptions, and push you to become a better person—which would be a far deeper kindness than trying to live and let live.

From an-, against + echoes. Pronounced “an-uh-koh-sis.”

Nullness

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Amuse-Douche

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Momophobia

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Anaphasia

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Burn Upon Reentry

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Adronitis

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Hemeisis

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Mimeomia

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Hobsmacked

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Poggled

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Hailbound

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Emodox

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Fensiveness

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Nullness

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The Til

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Semaphorism

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Present-Tense

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Harke

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Dolorblindness

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Vellichor

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