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Incel (/ ˈ ɪ n s ɛ l / IN-sel; a portmanteau of "involuntary celibate" [1]) is a term associated with a mostly online subculture of people (racially diverse, but mostly white, [2] male and heterosexual [3]), who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one, and who may blame, objectify and denigrate women and girls as a result.
The word comes from the Greek κόπρος (kópros), meaning "dung, feces", and λαλιά (laliā́) "speech", from λαλεῖν (laleîn) "to talk". [ 1 ] Coprolalia is an occasional characteristic of tic disorders , in particular Tourette syndrome , although it is not required for a diagnosis of Tourette's and only about 10% of Tourette's ...
Victim mentality is a psychological concept referring to a mindset in which a person, or group of people, tends to recognize or consider themselves a victim of the actions of others. The term is also used in reference to the tendency for blaming one's misfortunes on somebody else's misdeeds, which is also referred to as victimism .
Many people also label behaviour which is deemed contrary to prevailing norms for social conduct as anti-social behaviour. [3] However, researchers have stated that it is a difficult term to define, particularly in the United Kingdom where many acts fall into its category. [4] The term is especially used in Irish English and British English. [5]
Apophenia (/ æ p oʊ ˈ f iː n i ə /) is the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things. [1]The term (German: Apophänie from the Greek verb ἀποφαίνειν (apophaínein)) was coined by psychiatrist Klaus Conrad in his 1958 publication on the beginning stages of schizophrenia.
Image credits: NotAnAIOrAmI #3. Locked in the bathroom, naked. "Just look at you! You're fat and ugly. Nobody will ever love you the way I do." - ex-husband
The Napoleon complex, also known as Napoleon syndrome and short-man syndrome, is a purported condition normally attributed to people of short stature, with overly aggressive or domineering social behavior. It implies that such behavior is to compensate for the subject's physical or social shortcomings.
Rather, this is because they took the original 1977 movie “Star Wars” and inserted whole sections of it into this movie, the remainder of which gives a new meaning to the word “shoddy.”