Which term concerns a sense of emptiness due to a meaningless lifestyle?

• A. Existentialism
• B. Awareness
• C. Authorship
• D. Existential Vacuum

Answer: (D)

The existential vacuum is the inner emptiness that follows when life lacks a meaningful purpose. It describes that hollow feeling of meaninglessness that surfaces when daily routines become routine for its own sake, goals are shallow, and actions don’t seem to matter. Viktor Frankl introduced this idea in existential psychology, showing how people can try to fill the void with fleeting pleasures, distractions, or external achievements, yet still feel a lack of true significance. This term uniquely names the emptiness tied to a meaningless lifestyle, whereas existentialism is the broader philosophy about how humans find or create meaning, awareness is simply being conscious of one’s surroundings, and authorship refers to shaping one’s beliefs or identity rather than describing that sense of void.