anhedonia
English
WOTD – 18 July 2008
Etymology
From French anhédonie (coined by Ribot, 1896), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) + ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”).
Pronunciation
Noun
anhedonia (usually uncountable, plural anhedonias)
- (medicine, psychiatry) The inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 123:
- Sometimes it is mere passive joylessness and dreariness, discouragement, dejection, lack of taste and zest and spring. Professor Ribot has proposed the name anhedonia to designate this condition.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 123:
Derived terms
- anhedonic
- anhedonism
Translations
inability to feel pleasure
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /an.xɛˈdɔ.ɲa/
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Noun
anhedonia f
Declension
declension of anhedonia
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | anhedonia |
| genitive | anhedonii |
| dative | anhedonii |
| accusative | anhedonię |
| instrumental | anhedonią |
| locative | anhedonii |
| vocative | anhedonio |
Further reading
- anhedonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Noun
anhedonia f (plural anhedonias)
- (medicine, psychiatry) anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure)
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