Offtides

close-up of a chromed metal object

Offtides

adj.
beginning to suspect that you’re living in a bizarre alternate reality, as if you had stumbled into a shimmering “What if?” thought bubble that somehow kept going, episode after episode.

After off, the state of being not quite normal or sane + offsides, a sports offense in which you find yourself on the wrong side at the wrong moment + tides, the normal ebb and flow of time.

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Elsing

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

Arroia

people standing on a stage

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Anti-Aliasing

Cover image for the Anti-Aliasing word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Anticious

a group of men in hats looking at elevated signage

Starlorn

snow flakes in the dark

Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Hubilance

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