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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dys•tel•e•ol•o•gy (dis′tel ē ol′ə jē, -tē lē-),USA pronunciation n. - Philosophya doctrine denying the existence of a final cause or purpose.
- the assumed absence of purpose in life or nature.
- the evasion or frustration of a natural or normal function or purpose.
- German Dysteleologie; see dys-, teleology
- 1870–75;
dys•tel•e•o•log•i•cal (dis′tel ē ə loj′i kəl, -tē lē-),USA pronunciation adj. dys′tel•e•ol′o•gist, n. |