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.”

Spinning Playback Head

silhouette of a person looking out a window

Anchorage

a person's arm extended over river rapids

Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Pithered

stacks of papers and folders piled high on a table

Thwit

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

Affogatia

miscellaneous items on a table

Backmasking

a woman's face with a double exposure

O’Erpine

a person looking at a grave

Harke

a dreamlike image of a person's face over water

Rasque

close-up of the shards of a broken vase

Emorries

a magnifying glass over photos and books

Zysia

a kite soaring above an empty landscape

Plata Rasa

Cover image for the Plata Rasa word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Etherness

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

Walloway

water faucet that seems to emanate from the ground

Dead Reckoning

Cover image for the Dead Reckoning word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Indosentia

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

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Lackout

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

Appriesse

a blurry image of a person looking at mounted images

Nodrophobia

close-up of a stained shirt