anemoia
uh-NEE-mee-uh
Definition
A sense of nostalgia or longing for a period of time that one has never actually experienced or lived through.
Etymology
Coined by writer John Koenig for his 'Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows,' the word is formed by combining the Greek roots 'anemos' (wind/breath) and the suffix '-ia' (condition), poetically suggesting a nostalgia that drifts in from a time that has no physical basis in the speaker's own memory.
In the news
The article uses the term to describe the phenomenon of young people feeling a deep connection to music, films, or eras from the past that predate their own lives. It suggests this longing is an indicator of emotional needs that are not being met in their current environment.
Psychology says people drawn to music and films from before they were born are not usually longing for memories they actually lived — they are often reaching for an emotional world that feels more natural than the one they grew up in
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