Forworn - Not to be confused with forewarn, which means to warn someone of danger. Forworn means completely worn out, tired, exhausted. The first known use was in 1508.
Troublous - adj. a synonym to worrying, disturbing, perturbing, upseting....in a nutshell troubling. It was first used in the 15th century. Its middle english derived from the old french word "Troubleus."
ex: We lived in such troublous times, didn't we Gregory?
Boreism - Though some people may think they made this up, it actually exists. The term boreism can be defined as the action or condition of being weary, dull or tedious due to doing or having something repetitively. It is derived from the word bore which means monotony or tediousness.
Or...put simply the state of boredom. The reason I like this word so much is because it sounds like an illness.
ex: Jeff got a job as a teacher a year ago; he now suffers from chronic boreism. lol
Dolorific - adj. Causing pain or grief. Now, the reason I liked this word is because I can tell its Spanish based. The Spanish word "Dolor" means pain. So, this is a simple mash-up of Spanish and English. Hence, I love it<3 ...Alas there are no pictures about it, nary one picture. So...I made one lol.
Kippage - (Noun) A confused and/or irritated state. Origin: the french word équipage, which means to be in a "sorry plight."
Plight - Kippage reminded me lol. This is more of a true archaic word I think, because most of us know what it means, but we dont use it much. A plight is a dangerous, difficult, unlucky, or unhappy situation.
(mean, but so funny lol)
Orey-Eyed - It basically means angry. It is how you describe someone who's anger shows in their eyes. I suppose it could be a replacement for "wild-eyed" or saying "his eyes were filled with rage." The origin is unknown, but my guess is that "Orey" might refer to ore. For instance, calling someone orey-eyed might have meant they had a hard cold glare.
(this picture is pretty common in reference to "orey-eyed." the word "Oghamist" is a bit vague. As far as I know Ogham is the early medieval Irish alphabet.After a bit more research I learned that he is one of the monsters from the game "Dark Age of Camelot." Apparently he is some sort of giant.)
Imbroglio - This sounds more like "Imbrol-yo." It's an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation. This word is really suited to Drama Plots. Also, an imbroglio may refer to a scandal of some sort. However, its specific archaic meaning is: A confused heap. Either way they relate in my opinion. Origin: mid 18th cent.: Italian, from imbrogliare ‘confuse’; related to embroil. In a nutshell it may be a confusing(imbrogliare) argument or conflict(embroil.) Another simple way to define it: A misunderstanding.
Cagamosis - An unhappy marriage. A fancy word for a miserable situation. My sympathies to anyone who feels trapped in one of these(Note that you aren't bound and gagged; if its bad, leave!)
Bonus Word!~
Caitiff - (sounds like kay-tiff [tiff as in Tiffany]) It refers to a contemptible or cowardly person. Origin: Middle English (denoting a captive or prisoner): from Old French caitif ‘captive,’ based on Latin captivus ‘(person) taken captive’....how it came to mean "lowly coward" is unknown.
ex: Those caitiff cops are always eating doughnuts instead of chasing criminals.
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