deafness to meaning, n.All

Deafness to meaning (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠what dismays the prophet, not a meaningless world, and his dismay is only the overture to hope.