Nodrophobia

close-up of a stained shirt

Nodrophobia

n.
the fear of irrevocable actions and irreversible processes—knowing that a colorful shirt will fade a little more with every wash, that your tooth enamel is wearing away molecule by molecule, never to grow back.

Greek μονόδρομος (monódromos), one-way street + -φοβία (-phobía), fear. Pronounced “noh-droh-foh-bee-uh.”

Daguerreologue

Daguer-reologue

a man sitting in blurred silhouette at a desk

The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Ecury

a close-up of cave drawings and symbols

Echthesia

blurry image of two clocks

Lockheartedness

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

Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects