liberosis

noun /ˌlɪbəɹˈəʊsɪs/

1. The longing to feel a blissful childlike state of indifference and to experience life's joys without being burdened by its cares.

   rare, uncountable

   I was cursed with liberosis, the desire to care less about everything. I am a skid mark on the lingerie of life; the only concern for its presence is to vanish.

Where it comes from

Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, from Italian libero (“free”) and the modern English suffix -osis, referencing the libero position in volleyball and its ability to "move at greater liberty than other players."

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry liberosis (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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