Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Future-Tense

adj.
sensing the judgment of your future self looking over your shoulder—chuckling at your well-laid plans or clutching their pearls at the risky move you’re about to make—which leaves you faintly wary of their opinion, even though you know they’d take your place in a heartbeat.

From future (the grammatical tense) + tense.

Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Nemotia

a city with clouds of smoke

Aimonomia

close-up of a plant with lights glowing in background

Eftless

a person with hands pressed on a window

Offtides

close-up of a chromed metal object

Elosy

a blurry image of a person in a subway car

Arroia

people standing on a stage

Caucic

a close-up of a stone walking path

Boorance

a group of objects on a table

Aoyaoia

a person holding a guitar

Mogging Folly

a person sitting on a bench

Wollah

a person with shapes raining on them

Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape

Moriturism

a person resting in the back seat of a car

Nodrophobia

close-up of a stained shirt

Suerza

a tunnel with a light emanating from the end

Beloiter

a person sitting at a slot machine

Angosis

a table full of food

Xeno

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

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Starlorn

snow flakes in the dark

Lockheartedness

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

Anchorage

a person's arm extended over river rapids

Occhiolism

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

Nodrophobia

close-up of a stained shirt

Moledro

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

Watashiato

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