dysteleology

[ dis-tel-ee-ol-uh-jee, -tee-lee- ]

noun

1. Philosophy. a doctrine denying the existence of a final cause or purpose.
2. the assumed absence of purpose in life or nature.
3. the evasion or frustration of a natural or normal function or purpose.

dysteleology

/ ˌdɪstɛlɪˈɒlədʒɪ; -tiːlɪ- /

noun

1. philosophy the denial of purpose in life Compare teleology

Derived Forms

• ˌdysteleˈologist, noun
• dysˌteleoˈlogical, adjective

Other Words From

• dys·tel·e·o·log·i·cal [dis-tel-ee-, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l, -tee-lee-], adjective
• dystel·e·olo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dysteleology¹

1870–75; < German Dysteleologie; dys-, teleology

Example Sentences

I confess, however, that it has often appeared to me that the facts of Dysteleology cut two ways.

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