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- L'esprit de l'escalier: The feeling you get after leaving a conversation when you think of all the things you should have said. (French)
- Fernweh: A strong longing to wander off/go somewhere/be away. (German)
- Toska: At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness, mental throes, yearning. In particular cases it may be the desire for somebody of something specific, nostalgia, love-sickness. At the lowest level it grades into ennui, boredom. (Russian)
- Mamihlapinatapei: The wordless, yet meaningful look shared by two people who both desire to initiate something but are both reluctant to start. (Yagan)
- Litost: A state of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. (Czech)
- Cafuné: The act of tenderly running one’s fingers through someone’s hair. (Brazilian Portugese)
- Schadenfreude: The feeling of pleasure derived by seeing another’s misfortune. (German)
- Ya’aburnee: Both morbid and beautiful at once, this incantatory word means “You bury me”, a declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them. (Arabic)
- Saudade: Refers to the feeling of longing for something or someone that you love and which is lost. (Portugese)
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