anhedonia

== English == === Etymology === From French anhédonie (coined by Ribot, 1896), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) + ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌan.hɪˈdəʊ.nɪə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌæn.hiˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ === Noun === anhedonia (usually uncountable, plural anhedonias) (medicine, psychiatry) The inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions. 2014, Gwenolé Loas, 11: Anhedonia and Risk of Suicide: An Overview, Michael S. Ritsner (editor), Anhedonia: A Comprehensive Handbook, Volume II, Springer, page 251: Secondly, the distinction between consummatory and anticipatory anhedonia [21] is not taken into account although these two anhedonias could play different role[sic] in the risk of suicide. ==== Derived terms ==== anhedonic anhedonism anticipatory anhedonia consummatory anhedonia ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see French anhédonie). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑnhedoniɑ/, [ˈɑ̝nhe̞ˌdo̞niɑ̝] Rhymes: -oniɑ Syllabification(key): an‧he‧do‧ni‧a Hyphenation(key): an‧he‧do‧nia === Noun === anhedonia (medicine, psychiatry) anhedonia ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “anhedonia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French anhédonie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aŋ.xɛˈdɔɲ.ja/ Rhymes: -ɔɲja Syllabification: an‧he‧don‧ia === Noun === anhedonia f (medicine, psychiatry) anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities, or social interactions) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === anhedonia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN anhedonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French anhédonie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aneˈdonja/ [a.neˈð̞o.nja] Rhymes: -onja Syllabification: an‧he‧do‧nia === Noun === anhedonia f (plural anhedonias) (medicine, psychiatry) anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure) === Further reading === “anhedonia”, 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