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.”

Allope

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Xeno

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Star-Stuck

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Gaudia Civis

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Ludiosis

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Anti-Aliasing

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Anthrodynia

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Eigenschauung

Eigen-schauung

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Ledsome

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Wenbane

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Hailbound

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Pâro

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Lockheartedness

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Nullness

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Anechosis

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Adronitis

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Monachopsis

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Wytai

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Ameneurosis

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Offtides

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Ledsome

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Siso

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Dead Reckoning

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Craxis

a tall house of cards

Fata Organa

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Momophobia

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Catoptric Tristesse

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