kenopsia

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκενός“empty”
2. English todaykenopsia

Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, from Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) and the modern English suffix -opsia, itself from the Ancient Greek -οψία (-opsía, “sight”).

Words from the same roots