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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

/ -tiːlɪ-; ˌdɪstɛlɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. See teleology
    philosophy the denial of purpose in life Compare teleology

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Derived Forms

  • ˌdysteleˈologist, noun
  • dysˌteleoˈlogical, adjective

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dysteleology1

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

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Example Sentences

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

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