Definition: Basorexia
Basorexia [ pronounced BAsoREXia ] The sudden urge to kiss someone. From the TEDTalk below (at about 2:28), by Tiffany Watt Smith, which includes a bunch of emotions where there are no words in...
View ArticleDefinition: Accidie (Ancient)
Accidie [ pronounced Assidee or aCEEdia ] Word from early days of Christianity among those living in the desert, describing a feeling of lethargy and despair (like after lunch sluggishness), caused by...
View ArticleDefinition: Toska (Russian)
Toska [ pronounced TOSka ] Russian word for a longing with nothing to long for. A feeling of maddening dissatisfaction, said to blow in from the great plains. From the TEDTalk below (at about 5:30), by...
View ArticleDefinition: Amae (Japanese)
Amae [ pronounced aMAI ] Japanese for a feeling of pleasure when you are temporarily hand over the safety of your life to someone else. From the TEDTalk below (at about 11:25), by Tiffany Watt Smith,...
View ArticleDefinition: Dépaysement (French)
Dépaysement [ pronounced dePAZEmon ] French for a feeling of giddiness you feel in an unfamiliar place, even if a bit unsettling where your excitement for being there overcomes it. From the TEDTalk...
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