abulia
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of abulia
1840–50; < New Latin, probably not < Greek aboulíā thoughtlessness, but freshly formed from a- 6, Greek boulḗ will, -ia
Example Sentences
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In its normal and complete form will culminates in an act; but with wavering characters and sufferers from abulia deliberation never ends, or the resolution remains inert, incapable of realization, of asserting itself in practice.
From Essay on the Creative Imagination by Baron, Albert Heyem Nachmen
When a subject is thrown into a trance, I may expect the hypnotic phenomena known to me: lethargy, abulia, anæsthesia, analgesia, catalepsy, and every kind of 198susceptibility to suggestion.
From Fruits of Culture by Maude, Aylmer
To shun competition and responsibility is characteristic of abulia.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
Judging by these mild cases, abulia may be due partly to distaste for the details of actual performance, and partly to a dread of committing oneself to anything that has the stamp of finality.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
When a subject is thrown into a trance, I may expect the hypnotic phenomena known to me: lethargy, abulia, anaesthesia, analgesia, catalepsy, and every kind of susceptibility to suggestion.
From Redemption and two other plays by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
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