Irrition

a close up of a dandelion

Irrition

n.
regret at having cracked the code of something, which leaves you wishing you could forget the pattern—longing to unsee an optical illusion, to unlearn the formula behind your favorite songs and shows and movies, or re-canonize a role model you made the mistake of meeting in person.

Tahitian iriti, to translate + iriti, to be convulsed. Pronounced “ih-ri-shun.”

Eftless

a person with hands pressed on a window

Grayshift

a spiral staircase from above

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Achenia

a close-up of a bottle with an organic object inside

Hem-Jawed

an abstract image of someone touching their face

Wollah

a person with shapes raining on them

Karanoia

a neat stack of white paper

Irrition

a close up of a dandelion

Adomania

a person riding a horse

Nilous

a person standing at a bus terminal

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Angosis

a table full of food

Suerza

a tunnel with a light emanating from the end

Beloiter

a person sitting at a slot machine

Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape

Ecsis

a hand holding a fossil

Boorance

a group of objects on a table

Elosy

a blurry image of a person in a subway car

Nilous

a person standing at a bus terminal

Midding

Dead Reckoning

Typifice

Anti-Aliasing

Desanté

The Wends

Routwash

Eftless

a person with hands pressed on a window