Word of the day

Castigation

A castigation is a harsh verbal reprimand. No one likes to be on the receiving end of a castigation. The word comes from the Latin castigus which means "to make pure." Try to remember during a castigation that the castigator is, in their own misguided way, trying to make you a better person.

This is a solid word - accessible and quite interesting. With a couple of toddlers, I should make more of an effort to use this word.

I'd propose "recalcitrant" for tomorrow's WotD.

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Egocentric

Although egocentrism and narcissism appear similar, they are not the same. A person who is egocentric believes they are the center of attention, like a narcissist, but does not receive gratification by one's own admiration. A narcissist is a person whose ego is greatly influenced by the approval of others while an egotist is not. Similarly, egocentrism and absolutism appear to be the same but are not.

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CharanJaydemyr wrote:

I'm fairly big into procastigation. Or was that procrasturbation?

I spent most of my latter teens procrastinating the time away. Figured I was practicing for something important in the long run.

Today's word is....

Euphoria

Technically, euphoria is an affect, but the term is often colloquially used to define emotion and an intense state of transcendent happiness combined with an overwhelming sense of contentment. It has also been defined as an "affective state of exaggerated well-being or elation."The word derives from Greek εὐφορία, "power of enduring easily, fertility".

Euphoria is generally considered to be an exaggerated physical and psychological state, sometimes induced by the use of psychoactive drugs and not typically achieved during the normal course of human experience. However, some natural behaviors, such as activities resulting in orgasm, love, or triumph of an athlete can induce brief states of euphoria. Euphoria has also been cited during certain religious or spiritual rituals and meditation. Euphoria can also be the result of a psychological disorder such as the bipolar disorder and cyclothymia. Euphoria may also occur with "diseases affecting the nervous system, such as syphilis and multiple sclerosis.

I'll admit that I hadn't come across the word eunoia but I feel richer for knowing it now.

In rhetoric, eunoia is the goodwill a speaker cultivates between himself and his audience, a condition of receptivity.

Pensive:

a piece of kitchen equipment for separating pens (and other writing instruments) from powdered goods.

e.g. "Dude, you're looking quite pensive." // "What the fuck you call me bitch? I ain't no kitchen utensil."