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abulia
[ uh-byoo-lee-uh, uh-boo- ]
noun
, Psychiatry.
- a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.
abulia
/ əˈbuːlɪə; -ˈbjuː- /
noun
- psychiatry a pathological inability to take decisions
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Derived Forms
- aˈbulic, adjective
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Other Words From
- a·bulic adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of abulia1
C19: New Latin, from Greek aboulia lack of resolution, from a- 1+ boulē will
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Example Sentences
Abulia is not just a comfortable laziness, but is attended by a sense of humiliation and inferiority.
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So they show a condition of perfect 'abulia,' or inability to will or act.
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To shun competition and responsibility is characteristic of abulia.
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