Eigenschauung

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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.”

Ludiosis

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Siso

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Heartmoor

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Poggled

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Fygophobia

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Mimeomia

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Nyctous

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Anthrodynia

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Anechosis

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Routwash

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Hemeisis

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Anaphasia

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Kenaway

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Pax Latrina

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Ledsome

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Holiette

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Tillid

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Mal De Coucou

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Fool’s Guilt

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Affogatia

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Anticious

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Endzoned

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Anti-Aliasing

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Nullness

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Hobsmacked

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Wytai

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Énouement

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