littleblue✨@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agoIs there a word for the feeling of nostalgia for or missing of another lifetime one only lived in a dream?message-squaremessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up187arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for the feeling of nostalgia for or missing of another lifetime one only lived in a dream?littleblue✨@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·11 months agoYes there are several: fauxstalgia or anemoia Those are fake word invented for the purpose though. There is also “anticipatory nostalgia”, which is about being nostalgic for potential future losses.
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·edit-211 months agoAll words were invented for a purpose. When that happens, they’re referred to as a neologism.
Yes there are several: fauxstalgia or anemoia
Those are fake word invented for the purpose though.
There is also “anticipatory nostalgia”, which is about being nostalgic for potential future losses.
All words were invented for a purpose. When that happens, they’re referred to as a neologism.
Theres nothing fake about them.