abulia

== English == === Alternative forms === aboulia === Etymology === From New Latin abūlia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈb(j)uː.lɪə/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈbu.li.ə/, [əˈbu.ljə] Rhymes: -uːliə === Noun === abulia (countable and uncountable, plural abulias) (psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. [from 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Labiau == Finnish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑbuliɑ/, [ˈɑ̝buˌliɑ̝] Rhymes: -iɑ Syllabification(key): a‧bu‧li‧a Hyphenation(key): abu‧lia === Noun === abulia abulia Synonyms: tahdottomuus, (rare) tahdonheikkous ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ia IPA(key): /a.buˈli.a/ Rhymes: -ia Hyphenation: a‧bu‧lì‧a === Noun === abulia f (plural abulie) (psychiatry) abulia apathy, idleness ==== Derived terms ==== abulico == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía). === Noun === abūlia f sg (genitive abūliae); first declension (New Latin, psychiatry) abulia ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. == Polish == === Alternative forms === abulja (pre-reform orthography (1936)) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía). First attested in 1842. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbu.lja/ Rhymes: -ulja Syllabification: a‧bu‧lia === Noun === abulia f (psychiatry) abulia ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === abulia in Polish dictionaries at PWN J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “abulja”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 4 abulia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from French aboulie, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía). First attested in 1883. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -iɐ Hyphenation: a‧bu‧li‧a === Noun === abulia f (uncountable) (psychiatry) abulia ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “abulia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “abulia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbulja/ [aˈβ̞u.lja] Rhymes: -ulja Syllabification: a‧bu‧lia === Noun === abulia f (plural abulias) (psychiatry) abulia ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “abulia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025