Dictionary of Despair

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Welcome to Dictionary of Despair - the Vocabulary of Weltschmerz. A self-help guide for the time poor and contentment challenged. Struggling to understand what ails you? Put a name to it! Sign up now so you don’t miss the first issue. In the meantime,
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When fear is your constant companion...
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A modern phenomenon, born of extended homeworking due to coronavirus. It's that dead-to-the-world, thousand-yard stare of the veteran of 9 solid hours…
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A relatively new phenomenon – shelf aggrandizement is the act of positioning oneself in front of the most impressive selection of erudite literature as…
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A particularly weak or low-quality instance of a portmanteau, e.g. sticknorance, grammerage or manguage.
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Happy New Year! It's that time again - resolution time. Or more like, resolution recycling. "What is this?", I hear you ask. Resolution recycling is the…
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Self-awareness is what separates us from the beasts. Is it possible that some people have so much self awareness that they have no awareness left for…
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The absolute conviction of some individuals who feel that they have been dealt a poor hand by the universe, or often an emergent phenomenon of the…
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