"abulia" meaning in English

See abulia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əˈb(j)uː.lɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈbu.li.ə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abulia.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abulia2.wav Forms: abulias [plural]
Rhymes: -uːliə Etymology: From New Latin abūlia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|abūlia}} New Latin abūlia, {{der|en|grc|ἀβουλία||irresolution}} Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} abulia (countable and uncountable, plural abulias)
  1. (psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. Wikidata QID: Q335941 Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychiatry Synonyms: aboulia Derived forms: abulic Translations (absence of will-power or decisiveness): безволевост (bezvolevost) (Bulgarian), abúlia [feminine] (Catalan), abulie [feminine] (Czech), willoosheid (Dutch), abulia (Finnish), tahdottomuus (Finnish), aboulie [feminine] (French), Abulie [feminine] (German), Entschlussunfähigkeit [feminine] (German), αβουλία (avoulía) (Greek), abulio (Ido), abúile [feminine] (Irish), abulia [feminine] (Italian), 意志欠乏 (ishi ketsubō) (alt: いし けつぼう) (Japanese), abulia [feminine] (Polish), abulia [feminine] (Portuguese), абули́я (abulíja) [feminine] (Russian), abulia [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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