acedia
Spiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokesSpiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokes; apathy or indifference; a lack of care or interest and the resultant avoidance of duties; a bored melancholy leading to desperation, restlessness and anxiety.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Spiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokes; apathy or indifference; a lack of care or interest and the resultant avoidance of duties; a bored melancholy leading to desperation, restlessness and anxiety.
Her acedia kept her trapped in a cycle of depression and torpor.
Faulheit f oder Trägheit f des Herzens, Geistes, Apathie
- apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin acēdia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā), from ἀκηδής (akēdBorrowed from Latin acēdia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā), from ἀκηδής (akēdḗs, “careless”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). Doublet of accidie.
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable