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abulia

[ uh-byoo-lee-uh, uh-boo- ]

noun

, Psychiatry.
  1. a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.

abulia

/ əˈbuːlɪə; -ˈbjuː- /

noun

  1. psychiatry a pathological inability to take decisions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • aˈbulic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • a·bulic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abulia1

1840–50; < New Latin, probably not < Greek aboulíā thoughtlessness, but freshly formed from a- 6, Greek boulḗ will, -ia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abulia1

C19: New Latin, from Greek aboulia lack of resolution, from a- 1+ boulē will
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Example Sentences

Abulia is not just a comfortable laziness, but is attended by a sense of humiliation and inferiority.

So they show a condition of perfect 'abulia,' or inability to will or act.

To shun competition and responsibility is characteristic of abulia.

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