Definition
The desire to be struck by disaster, to survive a plane crash or lose everything in a fire. It's a paradoxical longing for catastrophe as a way to simplify life and test one's resilience.
Etymology
From the Greek goddess Lachesis, one of the three Fates who measured the thread of life, determining how long each person would live. The term evolved to describe the strange human desire to have fate intervene dramatically in our lives.
Kelly Says
Lachesism reveals our complex relationship with control and meaning - sometimes we unconsciously crave disaster because it would give us clear priorities and eliminate the paralysis of too many choices. It's why survival stories fascinate us; they represent a simplified life where only essentials matter.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንድ
en-de a-nd
ARالعربية
تجاهل
ti-ja-hal
BNবাংলা
অবহেলা
o-bo-he-la
CACatalà
lachesisme
la-che-si-sme
CSČeština
lachesismus
la-che-si-mus
DADansk
sløseri
sloe-se-ri
DEDeutsch
Lachesismus
LA-che-si-mus
ELΕλληνικά
απρόσεκτο
a-pro-se-k-to
ESEspañol
lachesismo
la-che-si-smo
FAفارسی
بی توجهی
bi-to-va-ti
FISuomi
lachesismi
la-cheh-si-mi
FRFrançais
lachesisme
la-she-sizm
HEעברית
התעלמות
ha-ta-al-ma
HIहिन्दी
अलगाववाद
al-ga-av-vaad
HUMagyar
látványosság
lat-van-yo-ssag
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesalahan
ke-sa-la-han
ITItaliano
lachesismo
la-che-si-smo
JA日本語
怠慢主義
tai-man-shu-gi
KMKM
ការបោះបង់
ka-r bo-ah-bong
MSBahasa Melayu
kesalahan
ke-sa-la-han
NLNederlands
lachesisme
la-cheh-si-sme
NONorsk
sløseri
sloe-se-ri
PTPortuguês
lachesismo
la-che-si-smo
RUРусский
небрежность
ne-brezh-no-st'
SWKiswahili
uzemi
u-ze-mi
TAதமிழ்
துவக்கம்
thu-va-kam
THไทย
ความล่าช้า
khwam la-cha-cha
TLTL
pagkukulang
pa-gku-ku-lang
TRTürkçe
gecikme eğilimi
geh-chih-meh eh-gile-mi
UKУкраїнська
недбалість
ne-d-ba-list'
VITiếng Việt
lệch pha
le-ch pha
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la