Anthrodynia

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Anthrodynia

n.
a state of exhaustion with how cruel people can be, freely undercutting each other in ways that seem petty and gratuitous—which can sometimes trigger a countervailing sense of gratitude for things that are kind, sincere, forgiving, or unabashedly joyful.

Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos), humanity + ὀδύνη (odúnē), sorrow, anguish, pain. Pronounced “an-thruh-din-ee-uh.”

Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Eftless

a person with hands pressed on a window

Eigenschauung

Eigen-schauung

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Volander

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Hiddled

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Scrough

a person working on the sidewalk