Words Explaining Different Human Emotions is Going Viral
Jun 20, 2019
No doubt we can easily explain our emotions and feelings through words but at times it becomes too hard to describe what exactly is going in our mind. One of the most common reasons behind this is, we don’t have a particular word to elucidate it. So, recently a twitter user @amirnrf listed out 23 words from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows for strangely powerful emotions. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows aims to define obscure emotions and is a compendium of invented words by John Koenig. “Each original definition aims to fill a hole in the language — to give a name to emotions we all might experience but don’t yet have a word for,” the author writes.
He chose 23 words from the dictionary telling users on the micro-blogging site the meaning of each and which one he likes the most. This immediately went viral with over 73,000 retweets and more than 1.71 lakh likes.
Here’s a thread for words of 23 emotions that people feel but can’t explain
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
Opia:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
The ambiguous intensity of Looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable.
Monachopsis:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.
Énouement:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self.
Vellichor:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
The strange wistfulness of used bookshops.
Rubatosis:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat.
Kenopsia:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
The eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet.
(This one word blew me away, i didn’t even realise it existed but)
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
Mauerbauertraurigkeit:
The inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who you really like.
Jouska:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head.
Chrysalism:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
The amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm.
Anecdoche:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening
I feel sooo enlightened after reading this thread. https://t.co/udtqdtaQxw
— Jess? (@itsonlyyjess_) June 19, 2019
Onism:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits only one place at a time.
Lachesism:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
The desire to be struck by disaster – to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire.
Exulansis: (I love this one)
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it.
Adronitis:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone.
Rückkehrunruhe:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness.
Nodus Tollens:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
The realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense to you anymore.
Liberosis:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
The desire to care less about things.
Altschmerz: (this explanation is perfect)
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
Weariness with the same old issues that you’ve always had – the same boring flaws and anxieties that you’ve been gnawing on for years.
Occhiolism:
— A. (@amirnrf) June 17, 2019
The awareness of the smallness of your perspective.
Check out the people’s reactions here:
This is WONDERFUL https://t.co/0mx1x7HPMX
— Derek Bond (@derekbond) June 19, 2019
Love that I can relate to almost everything in this thread. https://t.co/iAFxIddjuA
— yeyeye (@dnxshh) June 19, 2019
I really didn't need to know the names of ALL my worries and fears, tho ???? https://t.co/9OTFVzatWh
— Sajen Kokobela (@SkelmGemer) June 19, 2019
Heres a thread that i never knew i needed. https://t.co/eOCLXnKTaC
— FCS???? (@FolaCarterSiaea) June 19, 2019
THIS. This is the best thread I’ve laid my eyes on. https://t.co/RNKRYwUqpo
— A (@mistbeer) June 19, 2019
Almost therapeutic https://t.co/beEXBoyoPS
— wavy (@wxvxs) June 19, 2019
I feel as though that would fall under onism
— tato (@nrstato) June 18, 2019
— Larsa (@larsakena) June 19, 2019
this is from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows in case anyone was wondering!
— Grace Nguyen (@nguyenngrace) June 18, 2019