old certainties

language: de

definitions

  1. Established beliefs, facts, or principles from the past that are no longer accepted as true or reliable.
    de: Frühere Gewissheiten
  2. Traditional social norms, values, or cultural standards that previously provided stability but are now being challenged.
    de: Verblassende traditionelle Normen
  3. Personal assumptions or expectations about life that provided psychological security but have been undermined by recent events.
    de: Erschütterte psychologische Sicherheit

examples

  1. The rapid technological changes have eroded many old certainties regarding employment.

    Der schnelle technologische Wandel hat viele alte Gewissheiten in Bezug auf die Beschäftigung untergraben.

  2. In times of crisis, people often cling to old certainties for comfort.

    In Krisenzeiten klammern sich Menschen oft an alte Gewissheiten, um Trost zu finden.

  3. The diagnosis shattered his old certainties about his own mortality.

    Die Diagnose erschütterte seine bisherigen Gewissheiten über seine eigene Sterblichkeit.