anhedonia

[ an-hee-doh-nee-uh ]
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nounPsychology.
  1. lack of pleasure or of the capacity to experience it: Severely depressed people often exhibit decreased interest in social interaction, disturbed concentration, and anhedonia.

Origin of anhedonia

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; from Greek an- + hēdon(ḗ) “pleasure” + -ia; see origin at an-1, -ia

Other words from anhedonia

  • an·he·don·ic [an-hee-don-ik], /ˌæn hiˈdɒn ɪk/, adjective

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