German Words For Complex Emotions You Didn’t Know About
In the German language, there are endless compound words, many of which refer to words for specific emotions, words that don’t exist in other languages.
You have have heard of words like shcadenfreude, weltschmerz, and kummerspeck. But you may not have heard of these others that are very real and totally exist:
Keinekuchenbittere
The bitterness in your tummy when there is no more cake.
Reizungübernichtwortpräfix
Mild anger at hearing “über” used as a proper noun despite it only being a prefix.
Schadenfreudefremdenschämen
The shame you feel on another’s behalf for feeling joy at the hurt of another person.
Keilbatscheidungenverwirrung
That inner confusion of what kind of kielbasa you want as you look at the menu.
Autofenstergefurztentraurig
The grief of farting in your car with the window rolled up, and you try to roll it down, but it won’t roll down, and you’re stuck in your car with the smell of your own fart.
Kopfschmerzestabhochsprungunkonzentrierter
Having a headache so painful that you…
