Below you will find a Wiki of interesting words used by Professors during lectures.
Prorogue
Encountered in Global Political Economy class
Merriam Websters definition:
1: DEFER, POSTPONE
2: to terminate a session of (something, such as a British parliament) by royal prerogative
Demotivation
Experienced after being blocked from creating a wiki by the Confluence administrator and by continuous deletion of work on the common wiki page.
Dictionary.com definition:
the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way:I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job.
the state or condition of being motivated or having a strong reason to act or accomplish something:We know that these students have strong motivation to learn.
something that motivates; inducement; incentive:Clearly, the company's long-term motivation is profit.
Annoyance
Experienced after my personal page was deleted again.
Collins Dictionary has this to say about it:
- uncountable noun [oft with poss]
Annoyance is the feeling that you get when someone makes you feel fairly angry or impatient.
To her annoyance the stranger did not go away.
He admitted to some annoyance with the home team's tactics.
Synonyms: irritation, trouble, anger, bother More Synonyms of annoyance
2. countable noun [usually singular]
An annoyance is something that makes you feel angry or impatient.
Resignation
Feeling I was experiencing after seeing my Wiki page was deleted again
Lexico's explanation of the meaning:
- An act of resigning from a job or office
‘he announced his resignation’
- A document conveying someone's intention of resigning.
‘I've handed in my resignation’
- Chess: An act of ending a game by conceding defeat without being checkmated.
2 Mass noun: The acceptance of something undesireable but inevitable.
‘a shrug of resignation’
