Dictionary of Missing Words - by Rob Walker

Dictionary of Missing Words is an exercise in paying attention to phenomena you encounter — sensations, concepts, states between states, feelings, slippery things — that could be named, but don’t seem to be. More here and here.
This week’s missing word is from reader Bethany McLean, via the comments:
I’ve long been in search of the word that describ…
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Christie Applegate
Update: 2024-12-03