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a·bu·li·a
also a·bou·li·a (ə-bo͞o′lē-ə, -byo͞o′-)n.
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 gwelə- in Indo-European roots.]
a·bu′lic (-lĭk) adj.
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abulia
(əˈbuːlɪə; -ˈbjuː-) oraboulia
n
(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.
a•bu′lic, adj.
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abulia
, aboulia - Inability to make decisions is abulia or aboulia.See also related terms for inability.
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Noun | 1. | abulia - a loss of will power mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state" |
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a·bu·li·a
n. abulia, pérdida de la voluntad;
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