The Obscure Dictionary

Aching Words

Alexithymia
/əˌleksəˈTHīmēə/
   noun
the inability to recognize or describe one's own emotions and feelings.

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Cingulomania
     /sīngulōmæniu/
   noun
a strong desire to hold a person in your arms.

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Monachopsis
/mōnutʃōpsīs/
   noun
the subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.

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Effleurage
/ˌef-lə-ˈräzh/
noun
a light stroking movement, as one would stroke flower petals.

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Commuovere
/ko'mːwɔvere/
  verb
to stir emotions or move to tears.

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Erlebnisse
    /ērɛɐ̯ˈleːbnɪs/
noun
the experiences, positive or negative, that are felt deeply and through which we live and shape reality.

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Anagapesis
     /ɑːnɑgɑpɛsɪs/
noun
no longer feeling any affection for someone you once loved and held dear.

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Whelve
   /ˈ(h)welv/
verb
to cover something; to bury something deep so that it becomes hidden from the world.

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Eccedentesiast
   /ɛkɛdɛdɛntiziɛst/
noun
someone who hides their true emotions behind a smile.

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Sonder
/ˈsɑndɚr/
   noun
the realization that every passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own with their own struggles, sorrows, and hardships.

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Metanoia
  /ˌmedəˈnoiə/
   noun
the journey of changing your mind, heart, way of life resulting from experiencing great penitence; a spiritual conversion.

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Fernweh
  /ˈfɛrnveː/
   noun
a longing for distant places; missing place you have never been to before.

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Dolent
/ˈdəʊlənt/
adjective
full of great sorrow, aching with grief.

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Temerate
   /tɛmɛrɑːtɛ/
verb
to break a bond or binding promise.

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Toska
  /ˈtō-skə/
noun
a dull aching of the soul, a melancholic spiritual anguish that often occurs without reason.

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Hypophrenia
/'haɪpɔfrɛniʌ/
noun
a feeling of sadness without any cause.

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Thantaphobia
/ˌθænətəˈfoʊbiə/
noun
the irrational fear of death, especially your own death or the death of someone you love.