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.”

Hemeisis

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Thwit

close-up of a person with forehead wrinkled and holding their head

Antiophobia

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Occhiolism

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Wytai

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Kairosclerosis

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