Definition
A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history turns out, that you'll die before seeing the long-term consequences of current events or how future generations will judge this era.
Etymology
From 'ellipsis,' the punctuation mark indicating omitted text or an incomplete thought, combined with the suffix '-ism.' The term suggests that every human life is essentially an ellipsis in the larger story of history.
Kelly Says
Ellipsism is uniquely human - we're the only species that can imagine future scenarios we won't live to see. It's both the blessing and curse of our temporal awareness, creating a poignant connection to future generations while highlighting our individual mortality.
Translations
ARالعربية
اليليبسية
al-ee-leeb-s
BNবাংলা
জলালিাস
elliips
CACatalà
el·lipsisme
eh-LI-p-see-zm
CSČeština
elipsy
eh-LI-p-shee
DEDeutsch
Ellipsismus
EHL-ips-iz-mus
ELΕλληνικά
ελλιπσεσ
ellip-sehs
ESEspañol
elipsismo
eh-LI-p-see-zmoh
FAفارسی
اللیپساه
al-ee-leeb-s
FISuomi
ellipsit
eh-LI-p-see-t
FRFrançais
ellipsisme
eh-LI-p-see-zm
HAHA
elîùùùùùùùùù
eh-LI-p
HIहिन्दी
सुल्लेस
elliips
HUMagyar
ellipszek
eh-LI-p-shek
IDBahasa Indonesia
elips-elips
eh-LI-p-eh-LI-p
IGIG
elîùùùùùùùùù
eh-LI-p
ITItaliano
ellissimo
eh-LI-see-zmoh
MSBahasa Melayu
elips-elips
eh-LI-p-eh-LI-p
MYမြန်မာ
မွါ်ိ်ါ်
elliips
NLNederlands
ellipsen
eh-LI-p-sen
PLPolski
elipsy
eh-LI-p-shee
PTPortuguês
elipsismo
eh-LI-p-see-zmoh
RORomână
elipsă
eh-LI-p-seh
RUРусский
еллипсизм
yellip-see-zm
SWKiswahili
elipsi
eh-LI-p-see
TAதமிழ்
நாத்பில்
elliips
TEతెలుగు
ಂబాభిభాభ
elliips
TLTL
elips-elips
eh-LI-p-eh-LI-p
TRTürkçe
elipsizm
eh-LI-p-see-zm
UKУкраїнська
еллипсей
yellip-sey
URاردو
الليلیپسية
al-ee-leeb-s
VITiếng Việt
vìt đềng đềng
veek deeng deeng
YOYO
elîùùùùùùùùù
eh-LI-p
ZUZU
elîùùùùùùùùù
eh-LI-p