Heartspur

Heartspur

n.
an unexpected surge of emotion in response to a seemingly innocuous trigger—the distinctive squeal of a rusty fence, a key change in an old pop song, the hint of a certain perfume—which feels all the more intense because you can’t quite pin it down.

From heart + spur, a spike on a heel that urges a horse to move forward.

Symptomania

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Poggled

a person studying a book with a magnifying glass

Feresy

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Tirosy

a close-up of a young child's face

Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Indosentia

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