Definition
The condition or quality of having no choices or alternatives available; a state of being forced to accept something without options.
Etymology
From 'choiceless' (choice + -less) plus the abstract noun suffix '-ness' (Old English). A layered construction showing how English builds concepts from simpler words.
Kelly Says
Philosophers use 'choicelessness' to describe the human condition—we experience it from birth (no choice in our parents or circumstances) to death, yet we're the only species that seems to mourn this lack of choice.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምርጫ 欠如
mir-chia q-e-ru
ARالعربية
غياب الخيار
ghi-yab al-khyyar
BNবাংলা
নির্বাচনের অভাব
nirba-chon-er ob-hab
CACatalà
absència d'elecció
ab-sen-cia de e-lek-sio
CSČeština
chybějící výběr
chy-be-je-j-i vy-ber
DADansk
manglende valg
man-gle-nde valg
DEDeutsch
Fehlende Auswahl
fay-len-de al-voys
ELΕλληνικά
απουσία επιλογής
a-pou-sia epilogis
ESEspañol
ausencia de opciones
aw-sen-sia de op-syohn-es
FAفارسی
فقدان انتخاب
fa-da-an en-tekhab
FISuomi
valinnan puute
va-lin-nan puu-te
FRFrançais
absence de choix
ab-sence de shwa
GUGU
વિકલ્પ નથી
vi-kalp na-thi
HAHA
ba'a zaɓin
ba-a za-bin
HEעברית
欠缺 בחירה
qev-qeh ba-chi-ra
HIहिन्दी
विकल्पों की कमी
vi-kalp-on ki ka-mee
HUMagyar
választás hiánya
va-lasztas hi-a-nya
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketidakmampuan memilih
ke-ti-dak-mu-kan me-li-m
IGIG
ọ bụghị dị ka ọrụ
ọ bu-ghi di ka or-u
ITItaliano
assenza di scelta
a-ssen-za di skway-tsa
JA日本語
選択肢がないこと
sentaku-sake ga nai koto
KKKK
сұраныс жоқ
sura-nys joq
KMKM
គ្មានជ្រើសរើស
k-gma-an chre-u-s reu-s
KO한국어
선택의 부재
seon-taek-ui bu-jae
MRMR
विकल्प नसले
vi-kalp nas-le
MSBahasa Melayu
tiada pilihan
tee-ada pee-lian
MYမြန်မာ
ရွေးချယ်ခြင်းမရှိ
rwe-h-che-h-ching ma-y-shi
NLNederlands
afwezigheid van keuze
a-f-wezig-heid van kway-ze
NONorsk
manglende valg
man-gle-nde val
PAPA
ਵਿਕਲ્ਪ ਨਾਹੀ
vi-kalp na-hee
PLPolski
brak wyboru
brak vy-bor-a
PTPortuguês
ausência de escolha
aw-sen-sia de es-kwoy-sah
RORomână
lipsa de alegere
lip-sa de a-le-ge-re
RUРусский
отсутствие выбора
ot-su-st-vo vy-bora
SVSvenska
frånvaro av val
frun-va-ro av val
SWKiswahili
upungufu wa chaguo
u-pu-ngu-fu wa cha-guo
TAதமிழ்
விருப்பமின்றி
virup-pa-min-ri
TEతెలుగు
ఎంపిక లేకపోవడం
empika le-ka-po-va-dam
THไทย
ขาดทางเลือก
khaat tham lek
TLTL
walang pagpipilian
wa-lang pag-pi-pi-li-an
TRTürkçe
seçeneksizlik
se-cheh-nekh-siz-lik
UKУкраїнська
відсутність вибору
vid-su-t-nist vy-boru
URاردو
انتخاب کی کمی
in-ta-khaab ki ka-mi
VITiếng Việt
thiếu sự lựa chọn
thieu su lua chon
YOYO
tí ó ní ìrọ̀
ti o ni i-ro
ZH中文
没有选择的状况
méiyǒu xuǎnzé de zhuàngkuàng