anhedonia

[ an-hee-doh-nee-uh ]

/ ˌæn hiˈdoʊ ni ə /

noun Psychology.

lack of pleasure or of the capacity to experience it.

Nearby words

angwantibo, angélique, anhalt, anharmonic, anharmonic ratio, anhedonia, anhedral, anhidrosis, anhidrotic, anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, anhinga

Origin of anhedonia

1895–1900; < Greek an- an-¹ + hēdon(ḗ) pleasure + -ia -ia

Related forms

an·he·don·ic

[an-hee-don-ik] /ˌæn hiˈdɒn ɪk/, adjective

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Medicine definitions for anhedonic

anhedonia

[ ăn′hē-dō′nē-ə ]

n.

Absence of pleasure from the performance of acts that would normally be pleasurable.

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