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 19^th century.]

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Other Word Forms of Abulia

Singular:

abulia

Plural:

abulias

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”).

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