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acedia meaning in Kannada

ಅಲಸಿಕೆ

/əˈsiːdɪə/

acedia in Kannada: ಅಲಸಿಕೆ, ಮನಗುಂದಿಕೆ. In English, acedia means spiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokes; apathy or indifference; a lack of care or interest and the resultant avoidance of duties; a bored melancholy leading to desperation, restlessness and anxiety.

Kannada words for acedia

ಅಲಸಿಕೆ, ಮನಗುಂದಿಕೆ

English meaning of acedia

  1. noun Spiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokes; apathy or indifference; a lack of care or interest and the resultant avoidance of duties; a bored melancholy leading to desperation, restlessness and anxiety.

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acedia in a sentence

  • Her acedia kept her trapped in a cycle of depression and torpor.

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Questions about acedia in Kannada

What is the meaning of acedia in Kannada?
Acedia in Kannada is ಅಲಸಿಕೆ, ಮನಗುಂದಿಕೆ.
acedia ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Acedia: ಅಲಸಿಕೆ, ಮನಗುಂದಿಕೆ.
What does acedia mean in English?
Acedia means spiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokes; apathy or indifference; a lack of care or interest and the resultant avoidance of duties; a bored melancholy leading to desperation, restlessness and anxiety.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: acedia (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: acedia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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