Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monachopsis

/ˌmɑnəˈkɑpsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mona-chop-sis
IPA: /ˌmɑnəˈkɑpsɪs/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The persistent sense that one is out of place or otherwise does not belong.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"My cliche teenage romance that every girl secretly craves deep down. […] He resolved my monachopsis with a warm vibe that I craved to be near."
"Not being able to settle down and living on the edge send these women into monachopsis where the persistent feeling of being unbelonged and out-of-place looms over them constantly."
"This frightful and empty sensation of feeling maladapted to your surroundings is known as monachopsis. For most people, including me on day one at my new schools, monachopsis is temporary and diminishes when the unfamiliar becomes familiar and new routines and unknown faces become norms."

Etymology

Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view, sight”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: μοναχός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmɑnəˈkɑpsɪs/
British English: /ˌmɒnəˈkɒpsɪs/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce monachopsis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɑnəˈkɑpsɪs/.
What does monachopsis mean?: The persistent sense that one is out of place or otherwise does not belong.
Where does monachopsis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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