Word of the Week 4/29/18: Resistentialism

From Wikipedia:

"Resistentialism is a jocular theory to describe 'seemingly spiteful behavior manifested by inanimate objects', where objects that cause problems (like lost keys or a runaway bouncy ball) are said to exhibit a high degree of malice toward humans. The theory posits a war being fought between humans and inanimate objects, and all the little annoyances that objects cause throughout the day are battles between the two. The slogan of Resistentialism is 'Les choses sont contre nous' ('Things are against us')."