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A State of Madness or
STATE OF MIND
THE DARK AND MELANCHOLY
WORD LISTS
PONDERING THE PHOBIA - Phobias and Library: Complete. collection of phobias to peruse and ponder and if you need help, check the library for the associated content from my books and self care guides on managing fear and anxiety.
WORD LISTS
- Mournful Medley of Melancholy
- Crazy and Bizarre Thoughts We Have
- Only the Lonely Know Why
- Beautiful Words of Unpleasantry
- Where Do Broken Hearts Go?
- A State of Madness or a State of Mind
- Duality of +/- Emotion
- Are you a Ginormous Grumbletonian?
- It was a Dark and Gloomy Rainy Day
PONDERING THE PHOBIA - Phobias and Library: Complete. collection of phobias to peruse and ponder and if you need help, check the library for the associated content from my books and self care guides on managing fear and anxiety.
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THE WORDS OF THE MIND
Your state of mind is your mood or mental state at a particular time. The mood affects thinking and behavior. In psychology, a mood is an emotional state. In contrast to emotions, feelings, or affects, moods are less specific, less intense and less likely to be provoked or instantiated by a particular stimulus or event. Moods are typically described as having either a positive or negative valence.
Mood also differs from temperament or personality traits which are even longer-lasting. Mood is an internal, subjective state but it often can be inferred from posture and other behaviors. "We can be sent into a mood by an unexpected event, from the happiness of seeing an old friend to the anger of discovering betrayal by a partner. We may also just fall into a mood.”
UNUSUAL WORDS TO DESCRIBE A MOOD
Mood also differs from temperament or personality traits which are even longer-lasting. Mood is an internal, subjective state but it often can be inferred from posture and other behaviors. "We can be sent into a mood by an unexpected event, from the happiness of seeing an old friend to the anger of discovering betrayal by a partner. We may also just fall into a mood.”
UNUSUAL WORDS TO DESCRIBE A MOOD
ACEDIA is the state of apathy or boredom. Acedia comes from a combination of the negative prefix a- and the Greek noun ‘kēdos’ meaning "care, concern, or grief." Acedia initially referred specifically to the "deadly sin" of sloth.
COMPUNCTION is the state of remorse or regret. From 1350–1400; Middle English ‘compunccion’ late Latin ‘compūnctiōn’ which is equivalent to the Latin ‘compūnct(us )’ and ‘compungere’ meaning to prick severely.
CONCUPISCENCE is the state of strong desire, especially a sexual desire. From the Late Latin ‘concupiscere’ or to desire ardently
DESIDERIUM is an ardent desire or longing; especially: a feeling of loss or grief for something lost. From the Latin ‘dēsīderātus’ (past participle of dēsīderāre to long for, require)
FANTODS is a state of irritability and tension. Unknown origin but it may have come from the English word ‘fantigue’ a word meaning state of great tension or excitement.
HEBETUDE is the state of dullness or lethargy. It usually suggests a mental dullness, often marked by laziness. Comes from the Late Latin word hebetudo, meaning lethargic.
IMBROGLIO is the state of embarrassment from an acutely painful misunderstanding. It descends from the Middle French verb ‘embrouiller’ with the prefix ‘em’ meaning "thoroughly," and ‘brouiller’ meaning "to mix" or "to confuse."
LEUCOCHOLY is a state of feeling that accompanies preoccupation with trivial and insipid diversions. It appears to be the creation of one Thomas Gray, an 18th century poet and man of letters.
PAROXYSM is a sudden violent emotion or act. It derives from the Greek ‘paroxynein’ which means "to stimulate." Oxynein, a parent of paroxynein, means "to provoke" or "to sharpen" and comes from oxys, a Greek word for "sharp."
QUERULOUS is habitually complaining or whining. The Middle English form of the word, "querelose," was an adaptation of the Latin word ‘querulus’ which was derived from the Latin verb ‘queri’ meaning "to complain."
TORPID is a sluggish state in functioning. Lacking in energy or vigor. Middle English, from Latin ‘torpidus’, from ‘torpēre’ meaning to be sluggish or numb.
TRUCULENT is aggressively self-assertive or the state of belligerence. Scathingly harsh. It derives from "truculentus," a form of the Latin adjective trux, meaning "savage." In the 16th century it described people or things that are cruel and ferocious.
COMPUNCTION is the state of remorse or regret. From 1350–1400; Middle English ‘compunccion’ late Latin ‘compūnctiōn’ which is equivalent to the Latin ‘compūnct(us )’ and ‘compungere’ meaning to prick severely.
CONCUPISCENCE is the state of strong desire, especially a sexual desire. From the Late Latin ‘concupiscere’ or to desire ardently
DESIDERIUM is an ardent desire or longing; especially: a feeling of loss or grief for something lost. From the Latin ‘dēsīderātus’ (past participle of dēsīderāre to long for, require)
FANTODS is a state of irritability and tension. Unknown origin but it may have come from the English word ‘fantigue’ a word meaning state of great tension or excitement.
HEBETUDE is the state of dullness or lethargy. It usually suggests a mental dullness, often marked by laziness. Comes from the Late Latin word hebetudo, meaning lethargic.
IMBROGLIO is the state of embarrassment from an acutely painful misunderstanding. It descends from the Middle French verb ‘embrouiller’ with the prefix ‘em’ meaning "thoroughly," and ‘brouiller’ meaning "to mix" or "to confuse."
LEUCOCHOLY is a state of feeling that accompanies preoccupation with trivial and insipid diversions. It appears to be the creation of one Thomas Gray, an 18th century poet and man of letters.
PAROXYSM is a sudden violent emotion or act. It derives from the Greek ‘paroxynein’ which means "to stimulate." Oxynein, a parent of paroxynein, means "to provoke" or "to sharpen" and comes from oxys, a Greek word for "sharp."
QUERULOUS is habitually complaining or whining. The Middle English form of the word, "querelose," was an adaptation of the Latin word ‘querulus’ which was derived from the Latin verb ‘queri’ meaning "to complain."
TORPID is a sluggish state in functioning. Lacking in energy or vigor. Middle English, from Latin ‘torpidus’, from ‘torpēre’ meaning to be sluggish or numb.
TRUCULENT is aggressively self-assertive or the state of belligerence. Scathingly harsh. It derives from "truculentus," a form of the Latin adjective trux, meaning "savage." In the 16th century it described people or things that are cruel and ferocious.
THE DARK AND MELANCHOLY
WORD LISTS
PONDERING THE PHOBIA - Phobias and Library
WORD LISTS
- Mournful Medley of Melancholy
- Crazy and Bizarre Thoughts We Have
- Only the Lonely Know Why
- Beautiful Words of Unpleasantry
- Where Do Broken Hearts Go?
- A State of Madness or a State of Mind
- Duality of +/- Emotion
- Are you a Ginormous Grumbletonian?
- It was a Dark and Gloomy Rainy Day
PONDERING THE PHOBIA - Phobias and Library
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