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Acatalepsy

uh-KAT-uh-lep-see

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The idea that it is impossible to truly comprehend anything.

Bugbear

BUHG-behr

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Any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear.

Clandestine

klan-DEH-stine

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A passionate longing for something lost.

Cryptomnesia

KRIP-tuhm-NEE-zee-uh

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The appearance in consciousness of memory images which are not recognized as such but which appear as original creations.

Indelible

in-DEH-li-bl

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Impossible to erase or forget.

Mamihlapinatapai

ma-MEE-la-pin-uh-TAH-pie

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A look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something they both desire but which neither wants to begin.

Monachopsis

mon-uh-kop-sis

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The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.

Ombrielle

ohm-bree-EL

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A version of someone you loved that exists only in your memory

Pareidolia

par-i-DOH-lee-a

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A phenomenon where the mind sees a pattern or image that does not exist.

Penultimatum

puh-NUL-tuh-MAY-duhm

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A demand or proposal approaching an ultimatum.

Schadenfreude

SHAH-den-froy-duh

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The experience of pleasure, joy, or secret satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, or humiliation of another person.