acedia

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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

In the early medieval era, Christian monks were very concerned about acedia.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2022

There’s a strong case that when we are struck with acedia or simply mid-afternoon sleepiness, we should just give in, pack up, go home and start again fresh tomorrow.

From The Guardian • May 29, 2019

McCarthy seemed to cherish his acedia, his spiritual Oblomovism.

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