Kadot

a person looking at an abstract spiral

Kadot

n.
fear of the prospect of not existing one day, feeling like a student about to graduate from the universe, on the cusp of a transition you don’t feel ready for.

Finnish kadotus, perdition, which once meant “loss” but now means “eternal damnation.” Pronounced “kuh-doh.”

Karanoia

a neat stack of white paper

Dorgone

Cover image for the Dorgone word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Nachlophobia

Cover image for the Nachlophobia word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Achenia

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

Kadot

a person looking at an abstract spiral

Exulansis

Cover image for the Exulansis word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows