Angosis

a table full of food

Angosis

n.
the malaise that results from having unlimited access to something, which only seems to drain away its value—a cheat code that ruins the game, a camera that holds a million random snapshots, or having so much free time that all your goals dissolve in it.

Maori ango, open + Latin angō, I cause pain or distress. Pronounced “ang-goh-sis.”

Skidding

Cover image for the Skidding word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Mogging Folly

a person sitting on a bench

The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Treachery Of The Common

Cover image for the Treachery Of The Common word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Keyframe

a large rock in the water with emanating ripples