Word for the situation wherein you lose interest in life due to boredom [closed]
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Do we have any word to describe the situation wherein you lose interest in life not due to tragedies but boredom and you want to quit life because nothing mundane or spiritual brings joy to you?
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Do we have any word to describe the situation wherein you lose interest in life not due to tragedies but boredom and you want to quit life because nothing mundane or spiritual brings joy to you?
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That sounds like depression to me....
– Hellion
Feb 14 at 16:34
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@Hellion Depression is an umbrella terminology which describes all suicidal thoughts. I want something very specific to what i hv asked.
– chemophilic
Feb 14 at 17:01
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Life. Don't talk to me about life...
– MikeTheLiar
Feb 14 at 20:13
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Cheer up, always look at the bright side of life... no, seriously, please seek professional advice if this is your true feelings.
– Stefan
Feb 14 at 20:49
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Is the part about wanting to quit life mandatory? None of the answers so far include that.
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Feb 15 at 3:25
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Do we have any word to describe the situation wherein you lose interest in life not due to tragedies but boredom and you want to quit life because nothing mundane or spiritual brings joy to you?
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edited Feb 14 at 23:02
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Do we have any word to describe the situation wherein you lose interest in life not due to tragedies but boredom and you want to quit life because nothing mundane or spiritual brings joy to you?
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That sounds like depression to me....
– Hellion
Feb 14 at 16:34
2
@Hellion Depression is an umbrella terminology which describes all suicidal thoughts. I want something very specific to what i hv asked.
– chemophilic
Feb 14 at 17:01
3
Life. Don't talk to me about life...
– MikeTheLiar
Feb 14 at 20:13
2
Cheer up, always look at the bright side of life... no, seriously, please seek professional advice if this is your true feelings.
– Stefan
Feb 14 at 20:49
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Is the part about wanting to quit life mandatory? None of the answers so far include that.
– WGroleau
Feb 15 at 3:25
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That sounds like depression to me....
– Hellion
Feb 14 at 16:34
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@Hellion Depression is an umbrella terminology which describes all suicidal thoughts. I want something very specific to what i hv asked.
– chemophilic
Feb 14 at 17:01
3
Life. Don't talk to me about life...
– MikeTheLiar
Feb 14 at 20:13
2
Cheer up, always look at the bright side of life... no, seriously, please seek professional advice if this is your true feelings.
– Stefan
Feb 14 at 20:49
2
Is the part about wanting to quit life mandatory? None of the answers so far include that.
– WGroleau
Feb 15 at 3:25
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6
That sounds like depression to me....
– Hellion
Feb 14 at 16:34
That sounds like depression to me....
– Hellion
Feb 14 at 16:34
2
2
@Hellion Depression is an umbrella terminology which describes all suicidal thoughts. I want something very specific to what i hv asked.
– chemophilic
Feb 14 at 17:01
@Hellion Depression is an umbrella terminology which describes all suicidal thoughts. I want something very specific to what i hv asked.
– chemophilic
Feb 14 at 17:01
3
3
Life. Don't talk to me about life...
– MikeTheLiar
Feb 14 at 20:13
Life. Don't talk to me about life...
– MikeTheLiar
Feb 14 at 20:13
2
2
Cheer up, always look at the bright side of life... no, seriously, please seek professional advice if this is your true feelings.
– Stefan
Feb 14 at 20:49
Cheer up, always look at the bright side of life... no, seriously, please seek professional advice if this is your true feelings.
– Stefan
Feb 14 at 20:49
2
2
Is the part about wanting to quit life mandatory? None of the answers so far include that.
– WGroleau
Feb 15 at 3:25
Is the part about wanting to quit life mandatory? None of the answers so far include that.
– WGroleau
Feb 15 at 3:25
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Ennui:
a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
Oxford Dictionaries
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You're quoting from a dictionary so your answer must include attribution and use quote formatting to indicate it is a direct quote.
– Laurel
Feb 14 at 18:32
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@jpmc26: Really? Though originally a loanword, I’d have thought most moderately well-read English-speakers would understand ennui — certainly many more than would recognise anhedonia or acedia, and probably more than would know weltschmerz either, to compare with a few other answers.
– PLL
Feb 14 at 22:13
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@jpmc26 Well, if the bar is that low, the written word itself is going to confuse people. "Grok no idea what do. Bored"
– Stian Yttervik
Feb 14 at 22:16
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@jpmc26 I have to agree with PLL here. Ennui is marked as formal or literary to me, but it is certainly not a word I would expect to be unfamiliar to a general adult audience. I probably wouldn’t be likely to use it in children’s or YA literature, but in fiction aimed at adult readers, I would use it with no qualms.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Feb 14 at 23:02
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+1 It's the word that jumped to mind immediately, and is quite appropriate.
– Noldorin
Feb 15 at 2:29
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In psychology, the specific symptom of depression that you describe is anhedonia.
Anhedonia is the inability to feel pleasure. It's a common symptom of depression as well as other mental health disorders.
WebMD link
The link has more specifics.
answered Feb 14 at 17:39
DamilaDamila
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add a citation to enhance your answer
– lbf
Feb 14 at 17:42
That is only half of the question. The OP specifically described, "you want to quit life", and such suicidal thoughts are not implied by the "inability to feel pleasure".
– WhatRoughBeast
Feb 14 at 22:10
@whatroughbeast True, but anhedonia is a symptom of major depression for which suicidal ideation is also a symotom. Anhedoni is much more severe and pervasive than just not enjoying things in the way that depression os more than just a little down. It is the word that jumped into my head, especially after the OP’s comment on his question. Of course this is not Medical SE.
– Damila
Feb 15 at 0:06
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world-weary(adj.) or world-weariness(noun)
Tired of or bored with life, often with a negative or jaded
attitude.
American Heritage Dictionary
Feeling or indicating feelings of weariness, boredom, or cynicism as a
result of long experience of life.
Oxford Living Dictionaries
feeling or showing fatigue from or boredom with the life of the world
and especially material pleasures
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
no longer finding pleasure in living; tired of the world
Collins Dictionary
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The Germans always have the best words in such cases (here in a literary context)
Weltschmerz, (German: “world grief”) the prevailing mood of melancholy and pessimism associated with the poets of the Romantic era that arose from their refusal or inability to adjust to those realities of the world that they saw as destructive of their right to subjectivity and personal freedom—a phenomenon thought to typify Romanticism.
https://www.britannica.com/art/Weltschmerz
By the way, Schmerz can be translated as "pain", so "world pain" is a direct translation.
Edit: see also http://mentalfloss.com/article/58230/how-tell-whether-youve-got-angst-ennui-or-weltschmerz
answered Feb 14 at 20:43
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I don't quite agree. Weltschmerz as used in English refers to disenchantment, an impatience with the world as it is as opposed to how it might be. It is dejection, not boredom, arising from sentimentality, not jadedness.
– choster
Feb 14 at 23:52
@choster: ennui might be a better word for the OP but I think Weltschmerz could be considered.
– Stefan
Feb 15 at 5:36
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You could be describing acedia or accedie.
A host of psychological symptoms can signify the presence of acedia, which affects the mental state and behavior of the afflicted. Some commonly reported psychological signs revolve around a lack of attention to daily tasks and an overall dissatisfaction with life. The best-known of the psychological signs of acedia is tedium, boredom or general laziness.
— Wikipedia
answered Feb 14 at 18:00
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Why are you answering questions which don't meet the clearly defined community standards? What's the point of having any if even the mods don't adhere to them? I really don't understand.
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"Malaise" is a bit stronger in negative connotation, almost to the point of sickness, but could also act nearly as a synonym to ennui in @james-m answer.
answered Feb 14 at 20:12
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Apathy
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it
Cambridge Dictionary
Apathetic
showing no interest or energy and unwilling to take action, especially over something important
Cambridge Dictionary
answered Feb 15 at 0:42
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"lose interest in life" : depression. "due to boredom" : apathy
– Mazura
Feb 15 at 3:08
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Taedium vitae seems to do the trick - BUT it is a compound phrase and I don't think is supremely familiar to readers
answered Feb 15 at 1:50
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Anomie. It refers to a failure of the external “norms” that guide a person’s life, as opposed to their internal emotional or intellectual state.
You are without joy, for example, because the actions that you previously took to achieve a joyful state are no longer working. Your spiritual practice does not bring you to an emotional state of transcendence.
At the same time, there is still the possibility that other actions or other practices might succeed. You have failed, perhaps, but it’s not just you. The people around you that should be providing the norms for you to follow have also failed. Or perhaps the failure is one of connection as opposed to a failure of individuals.
Anomie is not a commonly used word. However, that can be an advantage, since better-known terms like apathy or ennui tend to come with meanings already established in the reader’s mind.
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Ennui:
a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
Oxford Dictionaries
edited Feb 14 at 20:48
Laurel
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answered Feb 14 at 18:18
James MJames M
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You're quoting from a dictionary so your answer must include attribution and use quote formatting to indicate it is a direct quote.
– Laurel
Feb 14 at 18:32
13
@jpmc26: Really? Though originally a loanword, I’d have thought most moderately well-read English-speakers would understand ennui — certainly many more than would recognise anhedonia or acedia, and probably more than would know weltschmerz either, to compare with a few other answers.
– PLL
Feb 14 at 22:13
1
@jpmc26 Well, if the bar is that low, the written word itself is going to confuse people. "Grok no idea what do. Bored"
– Stian Yttervik
Feb 14 at 22:16
5
@jpmc26 I have to agree with PLL here. Ennui is marked as formal or literary to me, but it is certainly not a word I would expect to be unfamiliar to a general adult audience. I probably wouldn’t be likely to use it in children’s or YA literature, but in fiction aimed at adult readers, I would use it with no qualms.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Feb 14 at 23:02
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+1 It's the word that jumped to mind immediately, and is quite appropriate.
– Noldorin
Feb 15 at 2:29
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Ennui:
a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
Oxford Dictionaries
edited Feb 14 at 20:48
Laurel
33.1k664117
answered Feb 14 at 18:18
James MJames M
32113
5
You're quoting from a dictionary so your answer must include attribution and use quote formatting to indicate it is a direct quote.
– Laurel
Feb 14 at 18:32
13
@jpmc26: Really? Though originally a loanword, I’d have thought most moderately well-read English-speakers would understand ennui — certainly many more than would recognise anhedonia or acedia, and probably more than would know weltschmerz either, to compare with a few other answers.
– PLL
Feb 14 at 22:13
1
@jpmc26 Well, if the bar is that low, the written word itself is going to confuse people. "Grok no idea what do. Bored"
– Stian Yttervik
Feb 14 at 22:16
5
@jpmc26 I have to agree with PLL here. Ennui is marked as formal or literary to me, but it is certainly not a word I would expect to be unfamiliar to a general adult audience. I probably wouldn’t be likely to use it in children’s or YA literature, but in fiction aimed at adult readers, I would use it with no qualms.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Feb 14 at 23:02
4
+1 It's the word that jumped to mind immediately, and is quite appropriate.
– Noldorin
Feb 15 at 2:29
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Ennui:
a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
Oxford Dictionaries
edited Feb 14 at 20:48
Laurel
33.1k664117
answered Feb 14 at 18:18
James MJames M
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Ennui:
a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
Oxford Dictionaries
edited Feb 14 at 20:48
Laurel
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answered Feb 14 at 18:18
James MJames M
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edited Feb 14 at 20:48
Laurel
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edited Feb 14 at 20:48
Laurel
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edited Feb 14 at 20:48
Laurel
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James MJames M
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answered Feb 14 at 18:18
James MJames M
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answered Feb 14 at 18:18
James MJames M
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You're quoting from a dictionary so your answer must include attribution and use quote formatting to indicate it is a direct quote.
– Laurel
Feb 14 at 18:32
13
@jpmc26: Really? Though originally a loanword, I’d have thought most moderately well-read English-speakers would understand ennui — certainly many more than would recognise anhedonia or acedia, and probably more than would know weltschmerz either, to compare with a few other answers.
– PLL
Feb 14 at 22:13
1
@jpmc26 Well, if the bar is that low, the written word itself is going to confuse people. "Grok no idea what do. Bored"
– Stian Yttervik
Feb 14 at 22:16
5
@jpmc26 I have to agree with PLL here. Ennui is marked as formal or literary to me, but it is certainly not a word I would expect to be unfamiliar to a general adult audience. I probably wouldn’t be likely to use it in children’s or YA literature, but in fiction aimed at adult readers, I would use it with no qualms.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Feb 14 at 23:02
4
+1 It's the word that jumped to mind immediately, and is quite appropriate.
– Noldorin
Feb 15 at 2:29
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You're quoting from a dictionary so your answer must include attribution and use quote formatting to indicate it is a direct quote.
– Laurel
Feb 14 at 18:32
13
@jpmc26: Really? Though originally a loanword, I’d have thought most moderately well-read English-speakers would understand ennui — certainly many more than would recognise anhedonia or acedia, and probably more than would know weltschmerz either, to compare with a few other answers.
– PLL
Feb 14 at 22:13
1
@jpmc26 Well, if the bar is that low, the written word itself is going to confuse people. "Grok no idea what do. Bored"
– Stian Yttervik
Feb 14 at 22:16
5
@jpmc26 I have to agree with PLL here. Ennui is marked as formal or literary to me, but it is certainly not a word I would expect to be unfamiliar to a general adult audience. I probably wouldn’t be likely to use it in children’s or YA literature, but in fiction aimed at adult readers, I would use it with no qualms.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Feb 14 at 23:02
4
+1 It's the word that jumped to mind immediately, and is quite appropriate.
– Noldorin
Feb 15 at 2:29
5
5
You're quoting from a dictionary so your answer must include attribution and use quote formatting to indicate it is a direct quote.
– Laurel
Feb 14 at 18:32
You're quoting from a dictionary so your answer must include attribution and use quote formatting to indicate it is a direct quote.
– Laurel
Feb 14 at 18:32
13
13
@jpmc26: Really? Though originally a loanword, I’d have thought most moderately well-read English-speakers would understand ennui — certainly many more than would recognise anhedonia or acedia, and probably more than would know weltschmerz either, to compare with a few other answers.
– PLL
Feb 14 at 22:13
@jpmc26: Really? Though originally a loanword, I’d have thought most moderately well-read English-speakers would understand ennui — certainly many more than would recognise anhedonia or acedia, and probably more than would know weltschmerz either, to compare with a few other answers.
– PLL
Feb 14 at 22:13
1
1
@jpmc26 Well, if the bar is that low, the written word itself is going to confuse people. "Grok no idea what do. Bored"
– Stian Yttervik
Feb 14 at 22:16
@jpmc26 Well, if the bar is that low, the written word itself is going to confuse people. "Grok no idea what do. Bored"
– Stian Yttervik
Feb 14 at 22:16
5
5
@jpmc26 I have to agree with PLL here. Ennui is marked as formal or literary to me, but it is certainly not a word I would expect to be unfamiliar to a general adult audience. I probably wouldn’t be likely to use it in children’s or YA literature, but in fiction aimed at adult readers, I would use it with no qualms.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Feb 14 at 23:02
@jpmc26 I have to agree with PLL here. Ennui is marked as formal or literary to me, but it is certainly not a word I would expect to be unfamiliar to a general adult audience. I probably wouldn’t be likely to use it in children’s or YA literature, but in fiction aimed at adult readers, I would use it with no qualms.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Feb 14 at 23:02
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+1 It's the word that jumped to mind immediately, and is quite appropriate.
– Noldorin
Feb 15 at 2:29
+1 It's the word that jumped to mind immediately, and is quite appropriate.
– Noldorin
Feb 15 at 2:29
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In psychology, the specific symptom of depression that you describe is anhedonia.
Anhedonia is the inability to feel pleasure. It's a common symptom of depression as well as other mental health disorders.
WebMD link
The link has more specifics.
answered Feb 14 at 17:39
DamilaDamila
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– lbf
Feb 14 at 17:42
That is only half of the question. The OP specifically described, "you want to quit life", and such suicidal thoughts are not implied by the "inability to feel pleasure".
– WhatRoughBeast
Feb 14 at 22:10
@whatroughbeast True, but anhedonia is a symptom of major depression for which suicidal ideation is also a symotom. Anhedoni is much more severe and pervasive than just not enjoying things in the way that depression os more than just a little down. It is the word that jumped into my head, especially after the OP’s comment on his question. Of course this is not Medical SE.
– Damila
Feb 15 at 0:06
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In psychology, the specific symptom of depression that you describe is anhedonia.
Anhedonia is the inability to feel pleasure. It's a common symptom of depression as well as other mental health disorders.
WebMD link
The link has more specifics.
answered Feb 14 at 17:39
DamilaDamila
3177
2
add a citation to enhance your answer
– lbf
Feb 14 at 17:42
That is only half of the question. The OP specifically described, "you want to quit life", and such suicidal thoughts are not implied by the "inability to feel pleasure".
– WhatRoughBeast
Feb 14 at 22:10
@whatroughbeast True, but anhedonia is a symptom of major depression for which suicidal ideation is also a symotom. Anhedoni is much more severe and pervasive than just not enjoying things in the way that depression os more than just a little down. It is the word that jumped into my head, especially after the OP’s comment on his question. Of course this is not Medical SE.
– Damila
Feb 15 at 0:06
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In psychology, the specific symptom of depression that you describe is anhedonia.
Anhedonia is the inability to feel pleasure. It's a common symptom of depression as well as other mental health disorders.
WebMD link
The link has more specifics.
answered Feb 14 at 17:39
DamilaDamila
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In psychology, the specific symptom of depression that you describe is anhedonia.
Anhedonia is the inability to feel pleasure. It's a common symptom of depression as well as other mental health disorders.
WebMD link
The link has more specifics.
answered Feb 14 at 17:39
DamilaDamila
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answered Feb 14 at 17:39
DamilaDamila
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DamilaDamila
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answered Feb 14 at 17:39
DamilaDamila
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add a citation to enhance your answer
– lbf
Feb 14 at 17:42
That is only half of the question. The OP specifically described, "you want to quit life", and such suicidal thoughts are not implied by the "inability to feel pleasure".
– WhatRoughBeast
Feb 14 at 22:10
@whatroughbeast True, but anhedonia is a symptom of major depression for which suicidal ideation is also a symotom. Anhedoni is much more severe and pervasive than just not enjoying things in the way that depression os more than just a little down. It is the word that jumped into my head, especially after the OP’s comment on his question. Of course this is not Medical SE.
– Damila
Feb 15 at 0:06
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add a citation to enhance your answer
– lbf
Feb 14 at 17:42
That is only half of the question. The OP specifically described, "you want to quit life", and such suicidal thoughts are not implied by the "inability to feel pleasure".
– WhatRoughBeast
Feb 14 at 22:10
@whatroughbeast True, but anhedonia is a symptom of major depression for which suicidal ideation is also a symotom. Anhedoni is much more severe and pervasive than just not enjoying things in the way that depression os more than just a little down. It is the word that jumped into my head, especially after the OP’s comment on his question. Of course this is not Medical SE.
– Damila
Feb 15 at 0:06
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add a citation to enhance your answer
– lbf
Feb 14 at 17:42
add a citation to enhance your answer
– lbf
Feb 14 at 17:42
That is only half of the question. The OP specifically described, "you want to quit life", and such suicidal thoughts are not implied by the "inability to feel pleasure".
– WhatRoughBeast
Feb 14 at 22:10
That is only half of the question. The OP specifically described, "you want to quit life", and such suicidal thoughts are not implied by the "inability to feel pleasure".
– WhatRoughBeast
Feb 14 at 22:10
@whatroughbeast True, but anhedonia is a symptom of major depression for which suicidal ideation is also a symotom. Anhedoni is much more severe and pervasive than just not enjoying things in the way that depression os more than just a little down. It is the word that jumped into my head, especially after the OP’s comment on his question. Of course this is not Medical SE.
– Damila
Feb 15 at 0:06
@whatroughbeast True, but anhedonia is a symptom of major depression for which suicidal ideation is also a symotom. Anhedoni is much more severe and pervasive than just not enjoying things in the way that depression os more than just a little down. It is the word that jumped into my head, especially after the OP’s comment on his question. Of course this is not Medical SE.
– Damila
Feb 15 at 0:06
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world-weary(adj.) or world-weariness(noun)
Tired of or bored with life, often with a negative or jaded
attitude.
American Heritage Dictionary
Feeling or indicating feelings of weariness, boredom, or cynicism as a
result of long experience of life.
Oxford Living Dictionaries
feeling or showing fatigue from or boredom with the life of the world
and especially material pleasures
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
no longer finding pleasure in living; tired of the world
Collins Dictionary
answered Feb 14 at 19:49
ZebrafishZebrafish
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world-weary(adj.) or world-weariness(noun)
Tired of or bored with life, often with a negative or jaded
attitude.
American Heritage Dictionary
Feeling or indicating feelings of weariness, boredom, or cynicism as a
result of long experience of life.
Oxford Living Dictionaries
feeling or showing fatigue from or boredom with the life of the world
and especially material pleasures
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
no longer finding pleasure in living; tired of the world
Collins Dictionary
answered Feb 14 at 19:49
ZebrafishZebrafish
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world-weary(adj.) or world-weariness(noun)
Tired of or bored with life, often with a negative or jaded
attitude.
American Heritage Dictionary
Feeling or indicating feelings of weariness, boredom, or cynicism as a
result of long experience of life.
Oxford Living Dictionaries
feeling or showing fatigue from or boredom with the life of the world
and especially material pleasures
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
no longer finding pleasure in living; tired of the world
Collins Dictionary
answered Feb 14 at 19:49
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world-weary(adj.) or world-weariness(noun)
Tired of or bored with life, often with a negative or jaded
attitude.
American Heritage Dictionary
Feeling or indicating feelings of weariness, boredom, or cynicism as a
result of long experience of life.
Oxford Living Dictionaries
feeling or showing fatigue from or boredom with the life of the world
and especially material pleasures
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
no longer finding pleasure in living; tired of the world
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The Germans always have the best words in such cases (here in a literary context)
Weltschmerz, (German: “world grief”) the prevailing mood of melancholy and pessimism associated with the poets of the Romantic era that arose from their refusal or inability to adjust to those realities of the world that they saw as destructive of their right to subjectivity and personal freedom—a phenomenon thought to typify Romanticism.
https://www.britannica.com/art/Weltschmerz
By the way, Schmerz can be translated as "pain", so "world pain" is a direct translation.
Edit: see also http://mentalfloss.com/article/58230/how-tell-whether-youve-got-angst-ennui-or-weltschmerz
answered Feb 14 at 20:43
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I don't quite agree. Weltschmerz as used in English refers to disenchantment, an impatience with the world as it is as opposed to how it might be. It is dejection, not boredom, arising from sentimentality, not jadedness.
– choster
Feb 14 at 23:52
@choster: ennui might be a better word for the OP but I think Weltschmerz could be considered.
– Stefan
Feb 15 at 5:36
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The Germans always have the best words in such cases (here in a literary context)
Weltschmerz, (German: “world grief”) the prevailing mood of melancholy and pessimism associated with the poets of the Romantic era that arose from their refusal or inability to adjust to those realities of the world that they saw as destructive of their right to subjectivity and personal freedom—a phenomenon thought to typify Romanticism.
https://www.britannica.com/art/Weltschmerz
By the way, Schmerz can be translated as "pain", so "world pain" is a direct translation.
Edit: see also http://mentalfloss.com/article/58230/how-tell-whether-youve-got-angst-ennui-or-weltschmerz
answered Feb 14 at 20:43
StefanStefan
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I don't quite agree. Weltschmerz as used in English refers to disenchantment, an impatience with the world as it is as opposed to how it might be. It is dejection, not boredom, arising from sentimentality, not jadedness.
– choster
Feb 14 at 23:52
@choster: ennui might be a better word for the OP but I think Weltschmerz could be considered.
– Stefan
Feb 15 at 5:36
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The Germans always have the best words in such cases (here in a literary context)
Weltschmerz, (German: “world grief”) the prevailing mood of melancholy and pessimism associated with the poets of the Romantic era that arose from their refusal or inability to adjust to those realities of the world that they saw as destructive of their right to subjectivity and personal freedom—a phenomenon thought to typify Romanticism.
https://www.britannica.com/art/Weltschmerz
By the way, Schmerz can be translated as "pain", so "world pain" is a direct translation.
Edit: see also http://mentalfloss.com/article/58230/how-tell-whether-youve-got-angst-ennui-or-weltschmerz
answered Feb 14 at 20:43
StefanStefan
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The Germans always have the best words in such cases (here in a literary context)
Weltschmerz, (German: “world grief”) the prevailing mood of melancholy and pessimism associated with the poets of the Romantic era that arose from their refusal or inability to adjust to those realities of the world that they saw as destructive of their right to subjectivity and personal freedom—a phenomenon thought to typify Romanticism.
https://www.britannica.com/art/Weltschmerz
By the way, Schmerz can be translated as "pain", so "world pain" is a direct translation.
Edit: see also http://mentalfloss.com/article/58230/how-tell-whether-youve-got-angst-ennui-or-weltschmerz
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StefanStefan
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I don't quite agree. Weltschmerz as used in English refers to disenchantment, an impatience with the world as it is as opposed to how it might be. It is dejection, not boredom, arising from sentimentality, not jadedness.
– choster
Feb 14 at 23:52
@choster: ennui might be a better word for the OP but I think Weltschmerz could be considered.
– Stefan
Feb 15 at 5:36
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I don't quite agree. Weltschmerz as used in English refers to disenchantment, an impatience with the world as it is as opposed to how it might be. It is dejection, not boredom, arising from sentimentality, not jadedness.
– choster
Feb 14 at 23:52
@choster: ennui might be a better word for the OP but I think Weltschmerz could be considered.
– Stefan
Feb 15 at 5:36
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I don't quite agree. Weltschmerz as used in English refers to disenchantment, an impatience with the world as it is as opposed to how it might be. It is dejection, not boredom, arising from sentimentality, not jadedness.
– choster
Feb 14 at 23:52
I don't quite agree. Weltschmerz as used in English refers to disenchantment, an impatience with the world as it is as opposed to how it might be. It is dejection, not boredom, arising from sentimentality, not jadedness.
– choster
Feb 14 at 23:52
@choster: ennui might be a better word for the OP but I think Weltschmerz could be considered.
– Stefan
Feb 15 at 5:36
@choster: ennui might be a better word for the OP but I think Weltschmerz could be considered.
– Stefan
Feb 15 at 5:36
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You could be describing acedia or accedie.
A host of psychological symptoms can signify the presence of acedia, which affects the mental state and behavior of the afflicted. Some commonly reported psychological signs revolve around a lack of attention to daily tasks and an overall dissatisfaction with life. The best-known of the psychological signs of acedia is tedium, boredom or general laziness.
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Why are you answering questions which don't meet the clearly defined community standards? What's the point of having any if even the mods don't adhere to them? I really don't understand.
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Feb 15 at 5:35
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You could be describing acedia or accedie.
A host of psychological symptoms can signify the presence of acedia, which affects the mental state and behavior of the afflicted. Some commonly reported psychological signs revolve around a lack of attention to daily tasks and an overall dissatisfaction with life. The best-known of the psychological signs of acedia is tedium, boredom or general laziness.
— Wikipedia
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Why are you answering questions which don't meet the clearly defined community standards? What's the point of having any if even the mods don't adhere to them? I really don't understand.
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You could be describing acedia or accedie.
A host of psychological symptoms can signify the presence of acedia, which affects the mental state and behavior of the afflicted. Some commonly reported psychological signs revolve around a lack of attention to daily tasks and an overall dissatisfaction with life. The best-known of the psychological signs of acedia is tedium, boredom or general laziness.
— Wikipedia
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You could be describing acedia or accedie.
A host of psychological symptoms can signify the presence of acedia, which affects the mental state and behavior of the afflicted. Some commonly reported psychological signs revolve around a lack of attention to daily tasks and an overall dissatisfaction with life. The best-known of the psychological signs of acedia is tedium, boredom or general laziness.
— Wikipedia
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answered Feb 14 at 18:00
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answered Feb 14 at 18:00
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Why are you answering questions which don't meet the clearly defined community standards? What's the point of having any if even the mods don't adhere to them? I really don't understand.
– curiousdannii
Feb 15 at 5:35
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Why are you answering questions which don't meet the clearly defined community standards? What's the point of having any if even the mods don't adhere to them? I really don't understand.
– curiousdannii
Feb 15 at 5:35
Why are you answering questions which don't meet the clearly defined community standards? What's the point of having any if even the mods don't adhere to them? I really don't understand.
– curiousdannii
Feb 15 at 5:35
Why are you answering questions which don't meet the clearly defined community standards? What's the point of having any if even the mods don't adhere to them? I really don't understand.
– curiousdannii
Feb 15 at 5:35
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"Malaise" is a bit stronger in negative connotation, almost to the point of sickness, but could also act nearly as a synonym to ennui in @james-m answer.
answered Feb 14 at 20:12
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"Malaise" is a bit stronger in negative connotation, almost to the point of sickness, but could also act nearly as a synonym to ennui in @james-m answer.
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"Malaise" is a bit stronger in negative connotation, almost to the point of sickness, but could also act nearly as a synonym to ennui in @james-m answer.
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"Malaise" is a bit stronger in negative connotation, almost to the point of sickness, but could also act nearly as a synonym to ennui in @james-m answer.
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Apathy
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it
Cambridge Dictionary
Apathetic
showing no interest or energy and unwilling to take action, especially over something important
Cambridge Dictionary
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"lose interest in life" : depression. "due to boredom" : apathy
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Apathy
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it
Cambridge Dictionary
Apathetic
showing no interest or energy and unwilling to take action, especially over something important
Cambridge Dictionary
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"lose interest in life" : depression. "due to boredom" : apathy
– Mazura
Feb 15 at 3:08
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Apathy
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it
Cambridge Dictionary
Apathetic
showing no interest or energy and unwilling to take action, especially over something important
Cambridge Dictionary
answered Feb 15 at 0:42
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Apathy
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it
Cambridge Dictionary
Apathetic
showing no interest or energy and unwilling to take action, especially over something important
Cambridge Dictionary
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answered Feb 15 at 0:42
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answered Feb 15 at 0:42
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"lose interest in life" : depression. "due to boredom" : apathy
– Mazura
Feb 15 at 3:08
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"lose interest in life" : depression. "due to boredom" : apathy
– Mazura
Feb 15 at 3:08
"lose interest in life" : depression. "due to boredom" : apathy
– Mazura
Feb 15 at 3:08
"lose interest in life" : depression. "due to boredom" : apathy
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Taedium vitae seems to do the trick - BUT it is a compound phrase and I don't think is supremely familiar to readers
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Taedium vitae seems to do the trick - BUT it is a compound phrase and I don't think is supremely familiar to readers
answered Feb 15 at 1:50
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Taedium vitae seems to do the trick - BUT it is a compound phrase and I don't think is supremely familiar to readers
answered Feb 15 at 1:50
bonafideSupernovabonafideSupernova
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Taedium vitae seems to do the trick - BUT it is a compound phrase and I don't think is supremely familiar to readers
answered Feb 15 at 1:50
bonafideSupernovabonafideSupernova
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bonafideSupernovabonafideSupernova
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Anomie. It refers to a failure of the external “norms” that guide a person’s life, as opposed to their internal emotional or intellectual state.
You are without joy, for example, because the actions that you previously took to achieve a joyful state are no longer working. Your spiritual practice does not bring you to an emotional state of transcendence.
At the same time, there is still the possibility that other actions or other practices might succeed. You have failed, perhaps, but it’s not just you. The people around you that should be providing the norms for you to follow have also failed. Or perhaps the failure is one of connection as opposed to a failure of individuals.
Anomie is not a commonly used word. However, that can be an advantage, since better-known terms like apathy or ennui tend to come with meanings already established in the reader’s mind.
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Anomie. It refers to a failure of the external “norms” that guide a person’s life, as opposed to their internal emotional or intellectual state.
You are without joy, for example, because the actions that you previously took to achieve a joyful state are no longer working. Your spiritual practice does not bring you to an emotional state of transcendence.
At the same time, there is still the possibility that other actions or other practices might succeed. You have failed, perhaps, but it’s not just you. The people around you that should be providing the norms for you to follow have also failed. Or perhaps the failure is one of connection as opposed to a failure of individuals.
Anomie is not a commonly used word. However, that can be an advantage, since better-known terms like apathy or ennui tend to come with meanings already established in the reader’s mind.
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Anomie. It refers to a failure of the external “norms” that guide a person’s life, as opposed to their internal emotional or intellectual state.
You are without joy, for example, because the actions that you previously took to achieve a joyful state are no longer working. Your spiritual practice does not bring you to an emotional state of transcendence.
At the same time, there is still the possibility that other actions or other practices might succeed. You have failed, perhaps, but it’s not just you. The people around you that should be providing the norms for you to follow have also failed. Or perhaps the failure is one of connection as opposed to a failure of individuals.
Anomie is not a commonly used word. However, that can be an advantage, since better-known terms like apathy or ennui tend to come with meanings already established in the reader’s mind.
answered Feb 15 at 6:16
Global CharmGlobal Charm
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Anomie. It refers to a failure of the external “norms” that guide a person’s life, as opposed to their internal emotional or intellectual state.
You are without joy, for example, because the actions that you previously took to achieve a joyful state are no longer working. Your spiritual practice does not bring you to an emotional state of transcendence.
At the same time, there is still the possibility that other actions or other practices might succeed. You have failed, perhaps, but it’s not just you. The people around you that should be providing the norms for you to follow have also failed. Or perhaps the failure is one of connection as opposed to a failure of individuals.
Anomie is not a commonly used word. However, that can be an advantage, since better-known terms like apathy or ennui tend to come with meanings already established in the reader’s mind.
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Global CharmGlobal Charm
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That sounds like depression to me....
– Hellion
Feb 14 at 16:34
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@Hellion Depression is an umbrella terminology which describes all suicidal thoughts. I want something very specific to what i hv asked.
– chemophilic
Feb 14 at 17:01
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Life. Don't talk to me about life...
– MikeTheLiar
Feb 14 at 20:13
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Cheer up, always look at the bright side of life... no, seriously, please seek professional advice if this is your true feelings.
– Stefan
Feb 14 at 20:49
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Is the part about wanting to quit life mandatory? None of the answers so far include that.
– WGroleau
Feb 15 at 3:25