Antiophobia

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Antiophobia

n.
a fear you sometimes experience while leaving a loved one, wondering if this will turn out to be the last time you’ll ever see them, and whatever slapdash good-bye you toss their way might have to serve as your final farewell.

Greek αντίο (antío), farewell + -φοβία (-phobía), fear. Pronounced “an-tee-uh-foh-bee-uh.”

Flashover

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Heartworm

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Star-Stuck

a man walking towards a door with a large question mark

Siso

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Ecury

a close-up of cave drawings and symbols

Mcfeely

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