Sweet Sorrow

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Philosophy

Foundational Lexiconhappy sad
Executive Parlancemixed emotions
Scholarly Discourseaffective ambivalence
Babel ZenithBittersüß
Origin: German
Pronunciation: /ˈbɪtɐˌzyːs/

Etymology & Meaning

The experience of mixed pleasure and sadness.

In the Boardroom

Selling the company you built with joy and regret.

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