Mastodawn

Hey all

We had another linguistic thought.

(You can see our previous linguistic queries on looking for words for the pain of being misunderstood and finding an alternative word for hope.)

We realised that English has a specific word for the inability to experience pleasure from activities you'd usually enjoy: anhedonia.

However, it doesn't seem like there's an equivalent official word for the inability to experience hope.

Instead, there are only words like hopeless or hopelessness, but those words do not really suggest that the person can no longer derive hope from situations they'd normally expect to.

Following the same logic as the above, we think it would be something like an- plus either elpĭ́s or elpída.

So, we think it'd be either anelpis or anelpida.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Corrections?

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SleepyCatten (@[email protected])

Hey lovelies 🩷 Is anybody aware of an existing word in English or any other language for the intense `pain of being misunderstood`? We're thinking specifically about the kinda of pain that neurospicy folks often feel from being constantly misunderstood by others, but particularly by non-neurospicy folks. It's usually a cumulative pain that builds up over years or even decades, and factors into neurodivergent experiences like Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) :AutismInfinitySymbol: :ADHD_Butterfly: Thanks in advance 🫶 **Edit 2026-02-06:** Here are some examples of the type of word we're looking for: * [Nostalgia](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nostalgia) * [Anemoia](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anemoia) We lack sufficient knowledge of correctly combining ancient Greek words to find the correct words and forms for "being misunderstood" and "pain". #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #PainOfBeingMisunderstood #linguistics #language #AuDHD #ADHD #ActuallyAutistic **Edit 2026-02-07:** Thank you all for your thoughts, insights, ideas, and experiences 🫶 Some ones we've personally liked have been: * "Cassandra syndrome" * [Original post](https://lgbtqia.space/@Polywog/116023851835038971) * [Reply that built on it](https://autistics.life/@d1/116024088531353152) * [Our post](https://cultofshiv.wtf/@SleepyCatten/116024132509721295) suggesting combining it into ``Cassandralgia`` (the pain of Cassandra). * ``parexigisalgia`` * Post [here](https://beige.party/@saltywizard/116024353000243940) * From the Greek [parexígisi](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%BE%CE%AE%CE%B3%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B7#Noun), meaning misunderstanding, combined with the anglicised Greek word for pain ([algia](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%84%CE%BB%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%82#Descendants)). * Using [pathos](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%80%CE%AC%CE%B8%CE%BF%CF%82) in combination with another term, due to its connection to pain, suffering, strong feelings, and emotions * [Original post](https://mastodon.social/@aka_panda_333/116024305359412724) * [Our reply](https://cultofshiv.wtf/@SleepyCatten/116029818681925123), based on the above reply, combining parexígisi with pathos to create `parexigisipathy` (misunderstanding pain/suffering). * `Missverständnisschmerzen` * [Post here](https://swingset.social/@Mux/116029960474370690)

The Cult of Shiv

Who Let The Dogs Out 🐾Apr 6, 2025

#humor #odyssey #ancient_greek

en: They meant "The Odyssey", but...
Who is this fucking "Tes Thdpssssps"?

es: Que significaba 'El Odissey', pero...
¿Quién es este maldito "Tes Thdpssssps"?

Aethelflaed Mar 20, 2025

#history #art #romans #ancient_greek

Apparently ancient Roman and Greek statues did not only look nice but smelled lovely too. Researchers have found that they were perfumed using rose oil, olive oil and beeswax. using evidence from ancient writers such as Pliny and Cicero a researcher found references to statues being made to smell beautiful. The statues were also painted.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-greek-and-roman-statues-were-not-only-beautiful-but-also-smelled-nice-too-180986280/

Barbara Verell Mar 19, 2025

Palace of Knossos
Pic 2 - bull horns, bulls were important for Minoan civilization.

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Barbara Verell Mar 18, 2025

For centuries, Knossos was regarded merely as a city of myth and legend until it was unearthed in 1900 CE by English archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.

The excavated site, adorned with frescoes, shed light on the Minoan sport of bull jumping and made the ancient tale of Theseus and the Minotaur (a creature that was half-man and half-bull) seem less fantastical. During bull-jumping, male athletes engaged closely with the bull as they leaped over its horns. This practice likely inspired the ancient perception of the 'myth' of the Minotaur, as these athletes appeared to embody the traits of both men and bulls. And, the discovery of the palace's complex layout lent credibility to the legend of the labyrinth.

It was Evans who first referred to the ancient inhabitants of Crete as 'Minoan,' named after King Minos of Knossos. His excavation and reconstruction efforts, though controversial, laid the groundwork for all subsequent research of Minoan civilization.

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