Definition
Describing something that serves no apparent purpose or fails to achieve its natural goal, contrary to the principle of teleology.
Etymology
From Greek 'dys-' (bad/difficult) + 'teleological', from 'telos' (end/purpose) + 'logy' (study). Emerged in philosophy to describe purposelessness.
Kelly Says
Darwin's theory of evolution made 'dysteleological' really important because natural selection can leave organisms with useless structures—like wisdom teeth or the appendix—proving that not everything in nature has a grand purpose.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምርጫ ላይ እንደ ነው
mir-cha la-y en-de neu
ARالعربية
غير منطقي للأغراض
ghayir manṭiqī li-l-ag̲h̲rāf
BNবাংলা
অর্থহীন
orth-heen
CACatalà
disteleològic
dis-te-le-o-lo-jik
CSČeština
dysteleologický
dys-te-le-o-lo-gi-cky
DADansk
dysteleologisk
dis-te-le-o-lo-gisk
DEDeutsch
dysteleologisch
dys-te-le-o-lo-gis-ch
ELΕλληνικά
αντι-σκοπικός
an-ti-sko-pi-kos
ESEspañol
disteleológico
dis-te-le-o-lo-zhi-ko
FAفارسی
غیر مقصدی
ghair maqsodi
FISuomi
dysteleologinen
dys-te-le-o-lo-ge-nen
FRFrançais
dystéléologique
di-ste-lo-zo-jik
GUGU
લક્ષ્યહીન
lak-shy-heen
HEעברית
לא-מטעולוגי
lo-mate-lo-gi
HIहिन्दी
अनर्थपूर्ण
anarth-poor-n
HUMagyar
dysteleologikus
dis-te-le-o-lo-gi-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak teleologis
tidak te-le-o-lo-gis
IGIG
ihe nwere ike
i-he n-we-re i-ke
ITItaliano
disteleologico
di-ste-le-o-lo-zhi-ko
JA日本語
非目的論的
hi-mokuteki-ron-teki
KKKK
мақсатсыз
maq-sat-siz
KO한국어
비목적론적
bi-mokjeok-ron-jeok
MRMR
उद्देश्यरहित
ud-deshya-ra-hit
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak teleologis
tidak te-le-o-lo-gis
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်တွင်း ပြဿနာ
pyi-twin pyi-tha-na
NLNederlands
dysteleologisch
dis-te-le-o-lo-gis-ch
NONorsk
dysteleologisk
dis-te-le-o-lo-gisk
PAPA
ਉਦੇਸ਼ਹੀਣ
ud-desh-hee-n
PLPolski
dysteleologiczny
dys-te-le-o-lo-gich-ny
PTPortuguês
disteleológico
di-ste-le-o-lo-zhi-ko
RORomână
disteleologic
dis-te-le-o-lo-jik
RUРусский
дистелеологический
dis-te-le-o-lo-zhi-ches-kiy
SVSvenska
dysteleologisk
dis-te-le-o-lo-gisk
SWKiswahili
sifa ya kutoa maana
si-fa ya ku-to-a ma-a-na
TAதமிழ்
நோக்கமற்ற
no-kam-rat-ta
TEతెలుగు
లక్ష్యరహిత
lak-shy-ra-hi-ta
THไทย
ไม่สอดคล้องกับจุดประสงค์
mai sot khlong gun chut pra-song
TLTL
walang layunin
wa-lang lay-u-nin
TRTürkçe
disteleolojik
dis-te-le-o-lo-jik
UKУкраїнська
дистелеологічний
dis-te-le-o-lo-hich-ny
URاردو
غیر مقصودی
ghair maqsodi
VITiếng Việt
không có mục đích
khong co muc dich
ZH中文
非目的论的
fēi mùdì lùn de