acedia

Plural: acedias

Noun

• A state of listlessness or torpor; apathy.
• apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
• Spiritual or mental sloth.
• Apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference.
• Boredom; a melancholy leading to desperation.

Examples

• A fit of acedia overcame him when he saw his rack was full of vowels.

Synonyms

laziness, sloth, accedie, accidie, apathy, ennui, indifference, weltschmerz

Related Words

acediast