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a·bu·li·a

also a·bou·li·a (ə-bo͞o′lē-ə, -byo͞o′-)

Loss or impairment of the ability to make decisions or act independently.

[New Latin, from Greek abouliā, indecision : a-, without; see a-¹ + boulē, will; see g^welə- in Indo-European roots.]

a·bu′lic (-lĭk) adj.

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abulia

(əˈbuːlɪə; -ˈbjuː-) or

aboulia

(Psychiatry) psychiatry a pathological inability to take decisions

[C19: New Latin, from Greek aboulia lack of resolution, from a-¹ + boulē will]

aˈbulic adj

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a•bu•li•a

(əˈbyu li ə, əˈbu-)

n.

a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.

[1840–50; a-⁶ + Greek boul(ḗ) will + -ia]

a•bu′lic, adj.

abulia

, aboulia - Inability to make decisions is abulia or aboulia.

abulia

[əˈbuːlɪə] N (Psych) → abulia f

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a·bu·li·a

n. abulia, pérdida de la voluntad;

cyclic ___ → ___ cíclica.

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37) - while failing to attribute his own inaction to abulia. Seeking to present himself, then, as a thwarted idealist, Dario stands revealed as at least equally a malato della volonta.