(Internet slang) a “sickness” in teenagers characterized by sophomoric, edgy, and/or pretentious behavior (trying too hard to be special in unusual ways)

characterized by such behavior

podiatrist

psychopathy

(dentistry) periodontitis

(pathology) collagenosis, collagen disease

(fiction) Hanahaki, an illness affecting those consumed by unrequited love that manifests as the coughing up of flowers, which clears up upon reciprocation. A fictional illness, it has found popularity among both Japanese and foreign online fanfic (especially) artists and authors for its poetic quality.

Kyūjitai form of 断章取義

to discard the shadow for the substance; compare take the shadow for the substance.

quoting a passage and interpreting it without regard to its context; take out of context