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Dark Matter of the English Language—the unwords

Words are easy, like the wind;
Faithful friends are hard to find.
—William Shakespeare

diseases

These are maladies sampled from my list of about 883,500 English unwords.

Medical jargon has never been so opaque.

Don't feel like going to that party? It could be a conveniently timed attack of ictophobia or myconomascophobia.

And here are some very long fears. I'm sure that one of these is the fear of long fears.

Those thoughts you're having might not be yours. It could be talmatomania.

Don't dismiss that danknosis. It might be serious.

Some things are here to stay. It's time to learn how to manage that manopathy you've been struggling with.

Most of these are natural conditions associated with aging, aggravated by pre-existing conditions. Your mediatopathy is likely making your bellotalgia flare up.

With diligent application of a special cream, you can get your dedolasis under control.

Most people have had parbitis and the majority of cases are mild.

One of the post-surgical complications is malponia, which can be quite serious.