Complete Definition of "aboulia"

was wotd|2006|February|3
English
Etymology
Greek �βο�λία, from �- + βο�λή �will�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/��bu:lɪ�/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�li�|-u�li�

Noun
aboulia

  1. absence of will-power or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness

#:*1969: He felt without volition, plunged into a state of aboulia. � John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman

Translations

Japanese: ��欠���� ����, ishi ketsubou�
German: Abulie f, Entschlussunfähigkeit f
Greek: αβο�λία
Polish abulia f

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ttbc|Vietnamese: chứng mất ý chí

fr:aboulia
vi:aboulia

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