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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnwirksamkeit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʊnˈvɪʁkˌzaːmkaɪt
"Die Entfremdung führt zu einer tiefen Unwirksamkeit im Alltag."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The deliberate suspension, absence, or relinquishment of personal autonomy, will, or proactive decision-making.
"Choosing to surrender control to an algorithm is a modern form of unagency." - 2
A systemic condition in which institutional structures strip away the capacity for individuals to act as independent agents.
"Bureaucratic red tape often promotes deep unagency among civil servants."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern portmanteau and conceptual inversion combining the prefix 'un-' (denoting negation or reversal, derived from Old English un-) with 'agency' (from Latin agere, meaning 'to act' or 'to do'). Emerging in contemporary marketing, business, and creative industries, it describes a decentralized or non-traditional organizational model that rejects the bureaucracy and hierarchical structures of traditional corporate agencies.
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inagissante
Transliteration: in-a-ʒiz-ɑ̃t
"La perte d'autonomie conduit souvent à une forme d'inagissante."
Unwirksamkeit
Transliteration: ʊnˈvɪʁkˌzaːmkaɪt
"Die Entfremdung führt zu einer tiefen Unwirksamkeit im Alltag."
inagenzia
Transliteration: in-a-dʒen-tsia
"La rinuncia alla propria volontà rappresenta una totale inagenzia."
inagencia
Transliteration: i-na-ˈxen-sja
"El sistema actual fomenta una peligrosa inagencia en los ciudadanos."
inagência
Transliteration: i-na-ˈʒẽ-si-a
"A apatia social resulta muitas vezes em inagência coletiva."
निष्क्रियता
Transliteration: nishkriyata
"स्वयं के निर्णयों का त्याग करना निष्क्रियता को जन्म देता है।"
无能动性
Transliteration: wú néng dòng xìng
"过度依赖技术会导致个体的无能动性。"
비주체성
Transliteration: bi-ju-che-seong
"관료제 사회는 종종 시민들의 비주체성을 심화시킨다."
非主体性
Transliteration: hi-shutaisei
"システムへの過度な依存が非主体性を生み出す。"
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