Hiddled

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Hiddled

adj.
feeling the loneliness of having to keep a secret to yourself.

Old English hidil, hiding place. Pronounced “hid-ld.”

Nodrophobia

close-up of a stained shirt

Waldosia

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Rückkehrunruhe

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Fardle-Din

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Nilous

a person standing at a bus terminal

Midsummer

a person standing in a garden holding a clock