ex-is-ten-tial / eg-(ˌ)zi-ˈsten(t)-shəl
adjective of or relating to the state of being or existing We are always doing something to cover up our basic existential anxiety. Charlotte Joko Beck, 1917-2011 grounded or based in the experience of being The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right. Friedrich Dürrenmatt, 1921-1990 having a place or being in time and space The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom. Victor E. Frankl, 1905-1997