acedia
Example Sentences
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Perhaps the best term for Fran’s persistent mood is acedia, that feeling of not caring much about anything, especially one’s position in the world.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
The literal meaning of acedia, derived from Greek, is something like "not caring," which explains why "boring" is subjective.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2021
Some think that acedia faded with medieval Christian monastic life and was replaced with more recognisable terms such as boredom.
From The Guardian ● May 29, 2019
The answer must be met with a Sophie-like acedia from the viewer.
From Time Magazine Archive
What in Petrarch was a tendency, became an established condition in Rousseau: the acedia reached its climax.
From The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times by Biese, Alfred
