abulia

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abulia

  • /əˈb(j)uː.lɪə/ UK
  • /əˈbu.li.ə/ US
  • [əˈbu.ljə] US

Rhymes with -uːliə

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From New Latin abūlia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”).

noun abulias · aboulia

  1. countable, uncountable Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. He felt without volition, plunged into a state of aboulia.

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noun absence of will-power or decisiveness

Españolabulia
日本語意志欠乏 ishi ketsubō
Portuguêsabulia
Françaisaboulie
DeutschAbulie, Entschlussunfähigkeit
Italianoabulia
Ελληνικάαβουλία avoulía
Românăabulie
Русскийабули́я abulíja

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"abulia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abulia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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abulia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abulia

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"abulia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abulia.

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@misc{abulia_2026,
  title = {abulia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abulia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}