abulia
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From New Latin abūlia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈb(j)uː.lɪə/
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈbu.li.ə/
- Rhymes: -uːliə
Noun
abulia (plural abulias)
- (psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. [from 19th c.]
- 1969, John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman:
- He felt without volition, plunged into a state of aboulia.
- 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
- His virginal modesty is a modern abulia.
- 1969, John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman:
Translations
absence of will-power or decisiveness
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References
- Morris, William, editor (1969) The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, NY: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., published 1971, →ISBN, page 6
Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”)
Declension
| Inflection of abulia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | abulia | abuliat | |
| genitive | abulian | abulioiden abulioitten | |
| partitive | abuliaa | abulioita | |
| illative | abuliaan | abulioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | abulia | abuliat | |
| accusative | nom. | abulia | abuliat |
| gen. | abulian | ||
| genitive | abulian | abulioiden abulioitten abuliainrare | |
| partitive | abuliaa | abulioita | |
| inessive | abuliassa | abulioissa | |
| elative | abuliasta | abulioista | |
| illative | abuliaan | abulioihin | |
| adessive | abulialla | abulioilla | |
| ablative | abulialta | abulioilta | |
| allative | abulialle | abulioille | |
| essive | abuliana | abulioina | |
| translative | abuliaksi | abulioiksi | |
| instructive | — | abulioin | |
| abessive | abuliatta | abulioitta | |
| comitative | — | abulioineen | |
Synonyms
- tahdonheikkous, tahdottomuus
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.buˈli.a/, [äbuˈl̺iːa]
- Stress: abulìa
- Hyphenation: a‧bu‧lia
Portuguese
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbulja/, [aˈβulja]
Related terms
Further reading
- “abulia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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