Irrition

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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.”

Future-Tense

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Nemotia

a city with clouds of smoke

Aimonomia

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Eftless

a person with hands pressed on a window

Offtides

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Elosy

a blurry image of a person in a subway car

Arroia

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Caucic

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Boorance

a group of objects on a table

Aoyaoia

a person holding a guitar

Mogging Folly

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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

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Suerza

a tunnel with a light emanating from the end

Beloiter

a person sitting at a slot machine

Angosis

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Anaphasia

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Ecsis

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Licotic

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Zielschmerz

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O’Erpine

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Zverism

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Holiette

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Ameneurosis

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Dead Reckoning

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