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.”

Grayshift

a spiral staircase from above

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Wollah

a person with shapes raining on them

Plata Rasa

Exulansis

Ecsis

a hand holding a fossil

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Starlorn

snow flakes in the dark

Proluctance

Mornden

Elsing

Mcfeely