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.”

Anderance

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Fawtle

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Starlorn

snow flakes in the dark

Hobsmacked

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Poggled

a person studying a book with a magnifying glass

Lyssamania

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