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.”

Anthrodynia

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Kuebiko

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Eigenschauung

Eigen-schauung

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Holiette

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Wenbane

a person standing on a ledge looking at a city skyline

Hailbound

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Allope

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Anecdoche

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Hobsmacked

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Innity

a neatly made bed with diffused light glowing

Eisce

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Tillid

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Routwash

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Kenaway

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Nullness

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Nyctous

a person walking in the middle of a street

Star-Stuck

a man walking towards a door with a large question mark

Siso

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Kairosclerosis

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Occhiolism

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Grayshift

a spiral staircase from above

Catoptric Tristesse

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Querinous

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Los Vidados

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Kinchy

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Waldosia

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The Standard Blues

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