abulia
[ uh-byoo-lee-uh, uh-boo- ]
/ əˈbyu li ə, əˈbu- /
|
noun Psychiatry.
a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.
Nearby words
abubble, abuilding, abuja, abukir, abukir bay, abulia, abumeron, abuna, abundance, abundant, abundant number
Also aboulia.
Origin of abulia
Related formsa·bu·lic, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for abulia
To shun competition and responsibility is characteristic of abulia.
Psychology|Robert S. WoodworthSo they show a condition of perfect 'abulia,' or inability to will or act.
Abulia is not just a comfortable laziness, but is attended by a sense of humiliation and inferiority.
Psychology|Robert S. Woodworth
British Dictionary definitions for abulia
abulia
aboulia
/ (əˈbuːlɪə, -ˈbjuː-) /
noun
psychiatry a pathological inability to take decisions
Derived Formsabulic, adjective
Word Origin for abulia
C19: New Latin, from Greek aboulia lack of resolution, from a- 1 + boulē will
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medicine definitions for abulia
abulia
n.
Loss or impairment of the ability to make decisions or act independently.
Related formsa•bu′lic (-lĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.