thrownness

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noun

The Heideggerian concept of individual human existence as a case of being thrown arbitrarily into the world.

OriginGerman Geworfenheit →
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Meanings

nounthrownness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe Heideggerian concept of individual human existence as a case of being thrown arbitrarily into the world.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
facticity

Origin

  1. GermanGeworfenheit
  2. Englishthrownness

Calque of German Geworfenheit as thrown + -ness.

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APA

thrownness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrownness

MLA

“thrownness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrownness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thrownness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrownness.

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