"anhedonia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌan.hɪˈdəʊ.nɪə/ [UK], /ˌæn.hiˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ [US] Audio: en-us-anhedonia.ogg Forms: anhedonias [plural]
Etymology: From French anhédonie (coined by Ribot, 1896), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) + ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sweh₂d-}}, {{bor|en|fr|anhédonie}} French anhédonie, {{der|en|grc|ἀν-}} Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} anhedonia (usually uncountable, plural anhedonias)
  1. (medicine, psychiatry) The inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions. Wikipedia link: anhedonia Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Medical signs and symptoms, Psychiatry Derived forms: anhedonic, anhedonism, anticipatory anhedonia, consummatory anhedonia Translations (inability to feel pleasure): anhedonisme [masculine] (Catalan), anhedonie [feminine] (Czech), anhedonie (Dutch), anhédonie [feminine] (French), ανηδονία (anidonía) [feminine] (Greek), vansæld [feminine] (Icelandic), anedonia [feminine] (Italian), anhedonia [feminine] (Polish), anedonia [feminine] (Portuguese), ангедония (angedonija) [feminine] (Russian), anhedonia [feminine] (Spanish), anhedoni [common-gender] (Swedish), anhedoni (Turkish), ангедо́нія (anhedónija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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