Abulia Definition

ə-bo͝olē-ə, -byo͝o-
noun
Loss of the ability to exercise willpower and make decisions.
Webster's New World
Loss or impairment of the ability to make decisions or act independently.
American Heritage Medicine

(psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

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Other Word Forms of Abulia

Noun

Singular:
abulia
Plural:
abulias

Origin of Abulia

  • New Latin from Greek abouliā indecision a- without a–1 boulē will gwelə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulia, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulē, “will”).

    From Wiktionary

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