abulia

[ uh-byoo-lee-uh, uh-boo- ]

nounPsychiatry.
  1. a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.

Origin of abulia

1
1840–50; <New Latin, probably not <Greek aboulíā thoughtlessness, but freshly formed from a-6, Greek boulḗ will, -ia

Other words from abulia

  • a·bu·lic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for abulia

abulia

aboulia

/ (əˈbuːlɪə, -ˈbjuː-) /


noun
  1. psychiatry a pathological inability to take decisions

Origin of abulia

1
C19: New Latin, from Greek aboulia lack of resolution, from a- 1 + boulē will

Derived forms of abulia

  • abulic, adjective

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