abulia
[ uh-byoo-lee-uh, uh-boo- ]
nounPsychiatry.
a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.
Origin of abulia
1- Also aboulia.
Other words from abulia
- a·bu·lic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for abulia
abulia
aboulia
/ (əˈbuːlɪə, -ˈbjuː-) /
noun
psychiatry a pathological inability to take decisions
Origin of abulia
1C19: New Latin, from Greek aboulia lack of resolution, from a- 1 + boulē will
Derived forms of abulia
- abulic, adjective
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