Eigenschauung

Eigenschauung

n.
the degree to which your view of the world is warped by your own presence in it, whether you’re a stunning beauty who assumes all strangers are chatty, a bully who thinks the world is perpetually at war, or a quivering leaf who walks around in an artificial cloud of deference; the awareness that although you’d like to think you perceive things cleanly and objectively, you’ve never felt the vibe of a room that doesn’t happen to have you in it.

German eigen, inherent + Anschauung, view. Compare Weltanschauung, “worldview.” Your Weltanschauung is how you see the world; your Eigenschauung is a reflection of how the world sees you. Pronounced “ahy-guhn-shou-oong.”

Hobsmacked

Gaudia Civis

a close-up of a gear

Anti-Aliasing

Eisce

Pâro

Latigo

aerial view of a city at night

Nullness

Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Xeno

Adronitis

Allope

Nyctous

a person walking in the middle of a street

Scrough

a person working on the sidewalk

Kuebiko

Fygophobia

The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Aftergloom

Anechosis

Ecury

a close-up of cave drawings and symbols

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Hanker Sore

Gobo

Incidental Contact High

Etterath

a graduation cap and gown on a chair

La Gaudière

Hailbound

Maugry