Verboticism: Miseridiscardia

'I don't think that I can take it!'

DEFINITION: n., The deep feeling of despair, pain, and swelling need for revenge, which occurs when someone thoughtlessly trashes one of your pet projects. v., To cry out at the injustice of it all, especially if it is someone else's fault.

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Miseridiscardia

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: miz-er-e-diss-card-e-a

Sentence: Without so much as a second glance, Geraldine tossed the paper tole in the bin along with the newspapers to be recycled. It wasn't until her sister, crazed with miseridiscardia, came at her with a dagger and babbling about her cutouts that Geraldine realised what she had done.

Etymology: misericordia (a dagger used to give the death wound; mercy from wretched heart) + misery (wretchedness) + discard (throw away)

Points: 674

Comments: Miseridiscardia

metrohumanx - 2008-11-25: 10:00:00
Excellent word! I happen to live near Misericordia University.

metrohumanx - 2008-11-25: 11:05:00
I haven't seen many words derived from ancient armour terminology. Wow!

Nosila - 2008-11-26: 02:11:00
Miseridigscompany!

petaj - 2008-11-26: 02:43:00
you will think of the university in a whole new light now