deadness
English translation: feeling/sense of inner deadness (estrangement from life)
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| English language (monolingual) [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. | |||||||
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| 3 +1 | apathy |
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| 4 | feeling/sense of inner deadness (estrangement from life) |
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| 4 | total indifference / insensitivity/ bluntedness |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1apathy Explanation: I understand it to mean the tendency many people have to be apathetic in the face of many of life's challenges and dilemas. Most people "couldn't be bothered" about most things! |
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feeling/sense of inner deadness (estrangement from life) Explanation: Wittgenstein used this term to refer to a sense/feeling of inner lifelessness, estrangement or estrangement from life. |
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total indifference / insensitivity/ bluntedness Explanation: that´s what comes to my mind when thinking of dullness -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 Stunden (2012-03-23 22:27:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I know, Danila, but bluntedness or dullness IS deadness (see dict.cc) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 Stunden (2012-03-23 22:36:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- yes, Danila, I ´know but bluntedness and/or dullness ARE deadness. If I were you, I´d use Insensitivity, apathy and indifference together or at least a combination of two of these terms to make the deadness more dead. "Insensitivity, apathy and indifference are scourges from Satan and to ...harunyahya.com/.../Insensitivity,_apathy_and_i |
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