Citations:monachopsis

Noun: "(neologism, rare) the persistent sense that one is out-of-place or otherwise does not belong"

 * 2015, Johnny Close, Eco-Lonely, page 163:
 * I was the pinnacle of monachopsis, the subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.
 * 2015, Gustaf Vonsheilds, Palm Springs Whispers, pages 60-61:
 * "Something more similar to Hemingway, as I realized he was unstable somehow. I was experiencing monachopsis, that persistent yet subtle feeling of being out of place."
 * 2018, Harris M.S., With Love, Katherine, page 203:
 * But in the same time, monachopsis, the subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.
 * 2019, J. P. Delaney, The Perfect Wife, unnumbered page:
 * "Well, I do feel a certain amount of monachopsis."
 * Renton frowns. "Monachopsis?"
 * "It's a persistent feeling of being out of place."
 * 2019, Shannon McGinnis & Audrey McDaniel, Hippie Flamingo: Two Little Hummingbirds, page 6:
 * Frankie cannot harbor her intense monachopsis vibe. Despite her various attempts to harmonize herself with her surroundings, she felt she was unable to find her peace or herself where she was at.
 * 2019, Jonna Wahl, Bloody Bloom, unnumbered page:
 * My cliche teenage romance that every girl secretly craves deep down. He resolved my monachopsis with a warm vibe that I craved to be near.
 * 2020, Ordin K. Cambel, The Devil's Redemption: The Halcyon Atonement, unnumbered page:
 * Without a sound, he entered into his brick walled classroom and sat in the second row, where he usually sat. Somehow, the seat seemed strange to him, as if he didn't belong there. His monachopsis kept on growing.
 * 2020, Sharon Ee Ling Quah, Transnational Divorce: Understanding Intimacies and Inequalities from Singapore, unnumbered page:
 * Not being able to settle down and living on the edge send these women into monachopsis where the persistent feeling of being unbelonged and out-of-place looms over them constantly.
 * 2020, Steven Mukoro, Smells Like Death Sighing, unnumbered page:
 * I had that subtle Monachopsis persistent feeling of being truly out of place.
 * 2021, Indrani, The Multilingual Limbic, page 42:
 * Monachopsis - the feeling of not belonging, had settled in the child's heart despite the laughter shared between the small group of friends, new ones albeit.
 * 2021, Jeffrey Ross, Dr. Hill's Poet, unnumbered page:
 * He had a sense of monachopsis—the subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.
 * 2022, William Nippard, I Hate My Job: The Cure For The 9- 5 Syndrome, page 283:
 * This frightful and empty sensation of feeling maladapted to your surroundings is known as monachopsis. For most people, including me on day one at my new schools, monachopsis is temporary and diminishes when the unfamiliar becomes familiar and new routines and unknown faces become norms.