Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Ellipsism

n.
the sadness that you’ll never be able to know how history will turn out, that you’ll dutifully pass on the joke of being alive without ever learning the punch line, which may not suit your sense of humor anyway and will probably involve how many people it takes to change a lightbulb.

From ellipsis, a marker of a continuation that you don’t get to see. Pronounced “ih-lip-siz-uhm.”

Nullness

Cover image for the Nullness word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Nemotia

a city with clouds of smoke

Thwit

close-up of a person with forehead wrinkled and holding their head

Loss Of Backing

Cover image for the Loss Of Backing word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Dystoria

close up of water drops on a window

Poggled

a person studying a book with a magnifying glass