Etterath

a graduation cap and gown on a chair

Etterath

n.
the feeling of emptiness after a long and arduous process is finally complete—having finished school, recovered from surgery, or gone home at the end of your wedding—which leaves you relieved that it’s over but missing the stress that organized your life into a mission.

Norwegian etter, after + råtne, decay. Pronounced “et-er-rath.”

Kerisl

piles of old books scattered in an abandoned room

Mogging Folly

a person sitting on a bench

Wenbane

a person standing on a ledge looking at a city skyline

Malotype

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

Ghough

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

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall