Abulia

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /əˈbjuː.lɪ.É™/
• US IPA: /əˈbju.li.É™/, /eɪˈbju.li.É™/, /əˈbu.li.É™/
• Rhymes: -uːliÉ™

Alternative forms

• aboulia

Origin

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία ("irresolution"), from ἀ- (a-, "without") + βουλή (boulē, "will").

Full definition of abulia

Noun

1. (psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. First attested in the mid 19^th century.

• 1969, John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman:He felt without volition, plunged into a state of aboulia.