abulia

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈbuːlɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə byo̅o̅′lē ə, ə bo̅o̅′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•bu•li•a  (ə byo̅o̅′lē ə, ə bo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. [Psychiatry.]
  1. Psychiatrya symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.
Also, aboulia. 
  • Greek aboulíā thoughtlessness, but freshly formed from a-6, Greek boulé̄ will, -ia
  • Neo-Latin, probably not
  • 1840–50
a•bu′lic, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
abulia, aboulia / əˈbuːlɪə -ˈbjuː-/
  1. a pathological inability to take decisions
Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin, from Greek aboulia lack of resolution, from a-1 + boulē will
'abulia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-bulia - aboulia

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