abulia

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From New Latin abūlia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

abulia (plural abulias)

  1. (psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. [from 19th c.]
    • 1969, John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman:
      He felt without volition, plunged into a state of aboulia.
    • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
      His virginal modesty is a modern abulia.

Translations

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References

  1. ↑ Morris, William, editor (1969) The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, NY: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., published 1971, →ISBN, page 6

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”)

Noun

abulia

  1. (psychiatry) abulia

Declension

Inflection of abulia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative abulia abuliat
genitive abulian abulioiden
abulioitten
partitive abuliaa abulioita
illative abuliaan abulioihin
singular plural
nominative abulia abuliat
accusative nom. abulia abuliat
gen. abulian
genitive abulian abulioiden
abulioitten
abuliainrare
partitive abuliaa abulioita
inessive abuliassa abulioissa
elative abuliasta abulioista
illative abuliaan abulioihin
adessive abulialla abulioilla
ablative abulialta abulioilta
allative abulialle abulioille
essive abuliana abulioina
translative abuliaksi abulioiksi
instructive — abulioin
abessive abuliatta abulioitta
comitative — abulioineen

Synonyms

  • tahdonheikkous, tahdottomuus

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.buˈli.a/, [äbuˈl̺iːa]
  • Stress: abulìa
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu‧lia

Noun

abulia f (plural abulie)

  1. (medicine) abulia
  2. apathy, idleness

Derived terms

Portuguese

Noun

abulia f (uncountable)

  1. (psychiatry) abulia (absence of will-power or decisiveness)

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈbulja/, [aˈβulja]

Noun

abulia f (plural abulias)

  1. (psychiatry) abulia (absence of will-power or decisiveness)

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