directionless

adjective

di·​rec·​tion·​less də-ˈrek-shən-ləs 

dī-

1

: having no discernible direction

2

: having no guiding purpose

directionlessness noun

… they see the sense of defeat, ennui, and directionlessness …

—Harvey Cox, Religion in the Secular City, 1984

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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