Aphoria

/əˈfɔːriə/ noun

Definition

A medical or psychological condition of hopelessness, despair, or inability to bear; extreme despondency.

Etymology

From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'phoros' (bearing, carrying) or 'phorein' (to carry), literally meaning 'unbearable' or 'unable to bear the burden'; primarily a rare medical term.

Kelly Says

Aphoria is such a powerful word because it literally describes what depression feels like to some people—not just sadness, but the sense that life's burdens have become literally unbearable.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍላጎት ላይ እንደ ነገር
fla-go-t la-i en-de ne-ger
ARالعربية
فقدان الأمل
faqdān al-ʾamāl
BNবাংলা
অপোরিয়া
a-po-ˈri-ya
CACatalà
aporia
a-po-ˈri-a
CSČeština
afonie
a-fo-ˈɲe
DADansk
afoni
a-fo-ˈniː
DEDeutsch
Aphorie
a-fo-ˈriː
ELΕλληνικά
απορία
a-po-ˈri-a
ESEspañol
afonía
a-fo-ˈni-a
FAفارسی
بی‌خودی
be-ḵo-ˈdi
FISuomi
afonia
a-fo-ˈnia
FRFrançais
aphorie
a-fo-ree
GUGU
અપોરિયા
a-po-ˈri-ya
HAHA
aporia
a-po-ˈri-a
HEעברית
אפוריית
a-po-ˈri-it
HIहिन्दी
निराशा
ni-rā-shā
HUMagyar
apória
a-po-ˈriː
IDBahasa Indonesia
kehilangan harapan
kehilangan harapan
IGIG
n'anya
n'a-nya
ITItaliano
aporia
a-po-ˈri-a
JA日本語
無力感
mu-riki-kan
KKKK
афория
a-fo-ˈri-ya
KMKM
អាយុ
a-yu
KO한국어
무력감
mu-ryeok-gam
MRMR
अपोरी
a-po-ˈriː
MSBahasa Melayu
aporia
a-po-ˈri-a
MYမြန်မာ
အကြမ်းဖြစ်
a-kya-n-hpyit
NLNederlands
afonie
a-fo-ˈniː
NONorsk
afoni
a-fo-ˈniː
PAPA
ਅਪੋਰੀ
a-po-ˈriː
PLPolski
afonia
a-fo-ˈɲa
PTPortuguês
afória
a-fo-ˈɾi-ɐ
RORomână
afonie
a-fo-ˈnie
RUРусский
афория
a-fo-ˈri-ya
SVSvenska
afoni
a-fo-ˈniː
SWKiswahili
upweke
u-pwe-ˈke
TAதமிழ்
எளிமை
e-li-mai
TEతెలుగు
అపోరీ
a-po-ˈriː
THไทย
ความสิ้นหวัง
khwam sin-hwang
TLTL
aporia
a-po-ˈri-a
TRTürkçe
apori
a-po-ˈɾi
UKУкраїнська
афорія
a-fo-ˈri-ya
URاردو
افہاری
a-fa-ˈha-ri
VITiếng Việt
cảm giác tuyệt vọng
cam giac tuyet vong
YOYO
aporia
a-po-ˈri-a
ZH中文
无力的感觉
wú lì de gǎnjué
ZUZU
aporia
a-po-ˈri-a

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