a|ce|di|a

a|ce|di|a «uh SEE dee uh», noun.

sloth; torpor; loss of interest in life: »

Pursewarden's suicide is attributed to acedia, or boredom with life (Time).

╂[< Late Latin acēdia < Greek akēdíā < a- not + kêdos care. See etym. of doublet accidie. (Cf. ↑accidie)]