"akrasia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈkɹeɪziə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acrasia.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀκρασία (akrasía, “lacking command (over oneself)”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἀκρασία||lacking command (over oneself)}} Ancient Greek ἀκρασία (akrasía, “lacking command (over oneself)”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} akrasia (uncountable)
  1. Lack of self-control; excess; intemperance. Wikipedia link: akrasia Tags: uncountable Synonyms: acrasy, acrasia Derived forms: acrasial, akratic Translations (lack of self-control): gebrek aan zelfbeheersing (Dutch), tahdon heikkous (Finnish), akrasia (Finnish), innerer Schweinehund [masculine] (German), Akrasia [feminine] (German), 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ungahōbains) [feminine] (Gothic), زیادهروی (ziyâde-ravi) (Persian), بیاختیاری (bi-extiyâri) (Persian), akrasia [feminine] (Polish), acrasia [feminine] (Portuguese), акра́зия (akrázija) [feminine] (Russian), acrasia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-akrasia-en-noun-RzjP0KET Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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