Sadstalgia

Nostalgia that makes you feel sad. Thoughts about past time(s) and realizing how happy and less worried/carefree you were back then, compared to the present.

I call nostalgia, "sadstalgia" since it makes me sad to think about how great things were compared to how they are now. I can't have what once was.

by _John Smith March 30, 2025

Sadalgia

noun: A term used for feeling the two emotions, "sadness" and, "nostalgia" at the same time.
sad-al-juh
related forms
Sadalgic-adjective
Sadalgically-adverb
origin 2007 A.D.- Within the shadowy confines of my brain.

One could say, "I'm feeling a sudden outburst of Sadalgia".
Or, "Your prescence makes me Sadalgic".
It is recommended that the term be used under the pretense that you can actually feel these two emotions simultaneously.

by Chris Belltrothe May 16, 2007