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.”

Rivener

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Evertheless

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Dystoria

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Caucic

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Midding

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Exulansis

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