Dictionary of obscure sorrows

One of many words coined by author John Koenig in the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.

One of many words coined by author John Koenig in the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.

Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Humans are so emotionally complex we feel emotions we can't even describe very well, so all of our complex emotions tend to get lumped into generic categories such as anger or sadness.But indescribable simply won't work for the human race, so we create words which attempt to describe or quantify these feelings, words as complex as the feels.Unsurprisingly many of the most complicated words on the list are in German, since the German language has many longer words made up of a bunch of…

Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: Heartworm

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows - John Koenig

Sonder is another absolutely gorgeous word created by The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. Sonder is a term that describes a complex experience of the human condition, thus it’s rather tricky t…

Liberosis John Koenig coined the term 'Liberosis' in The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. Liberosis is: "...the desire to care less about things - to loosen your grip on your life, to stop glancing behind you every few steps, afraid that someone will snatch it from you..."

One of many words coined by author John Koenig in the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.

One of many words coined by author John Koenig in the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.

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Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: Monachopsis

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From The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows and Erik Satie’s piano composition

Dictionary of obscure sorrows