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.”

Heartmoor

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Routwash

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Nyctous

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Anthrodynia

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Siso

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Allope

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Ludiosis

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Pax Latrina

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Anti-Aliasing

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Wenbane

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Eigenschauung

Eigen-schauung

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Covalent Bond

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Monachopsis

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Innity

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Eisce

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Anecdoche

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Kuebiko

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Ledsome

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Hanker Sore

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Irrition

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Mornden

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Mal De Coucou

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Exulansis

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The Mcfly Effect

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Catoptric Tristesse

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Thrapt

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Kerisl

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