mythopoeum (en)

(noun) relating to mythopoeia: the making of a myth or myths

méconnaissance (fr)

"misconstrue" or "misrecognize" in French; commonly used in the work of Lacan, French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist known for his work on the mirror stage

nacre (en)

(noun) mother-of-pearl

nacreous (en)

(adjective) possessing the qualities of, consisting of, or abounding in nacre / (adjective) iridescent

naked shorting (en)

the practice of short-selling a tradable asset of any kind without first borrowing the security or ensuring that the security can be borrowed, as is conventionally done in a short sale

narratology (en)

the branch of knowledge or literary criticism that deals with the structure and function of narrative and its themes, conventions, and symbols

naïf (en)

(noun) one who is naive; derived from French

nebbish (en)

(noun) a timid, meek, or ineffectual person

negritude (en)

(noun) a consciousness of and pride in the cultural and physical aspects of the African heritage / (noun) the state or condition of being black

neoclassical economics (en)

a mainstream approach to economics focusing on the determination of goods, outputs, and income distributions in markets through supply and demand; contrast with heterodox economics

neocolonialism (en)

(noun) the economic and political policies by which a great power indirectly maintains or extends its influence over other areas or people

neolatry (en)

The worship of novelty; excessive fondness for new things or ideas

neoliberalism (en)

the postulate that markets are organised most effectively by private enterprise and that the private pursuit of accumulation will generate the most common good; accomplished by opening international markets and financial networks, and downsizing the welfare state

Neolithic (en)

(or Agricultural Revolution) the wide-scale transition of many human cultures from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement, making possible an increasingly larger population; began around 10,000 BC

neonationalist (en)

a type of nationalism that rose in the mid-2010s, especially in Western Europe and North America; commonly associated with right-wing populism, anti-globalisation, nativism, protectionism, opposition to immigration, and euroscepticism

neoteric (en)

(adjective) recent in origin; modern

nepenthe (en)

(noun) a potion used by the ancients to induce forgetfulness of pain or sorrow / (noun) something capable of causing oblivion of grief or suffering

nescience (en)

(noun) lack of knowledge or awareness; ignorance

Neue Ostpolitik (de)

"new eastern policy": the normalization of relations between West Germany and East Germany (and Eastern Europe) starting in 1969

neurasthenia (en)

(noun) a psychological disorder marked especially by easy fatigability and often by lack of motivation, feelings of inadequacy, and psychosomatic symptoms

newel (en)

(noun) an upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind / (noun) a post at the foot of a straight stairway or one at a landing

nexes (en)

plural of nexus

Nibelung loyalty (en)

translated from the German compound noun "Nibelungentreue", expressing the concept of absolute, unquestioning, excessive and potentially disastrous loyalty; derived from the medieval chivalric ideal of loyalty as exemplified in the medieval German epic poem Nibelungenlied

nickelodeon (en)

(noun) an early movie theater to which admission usually cost five cents / (noun) jukebox

nihil obstat (en)

(Latin for "nothing hinders"; used in the Roman Catholic Church) a certification by an official censor that a book is not objectionable on doctrinal or moral grounds