aboulia

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[uh-BOO-lee-uh]

  • n. A loss of the ability or a reduced capacity to exhibit initiative or to make decisions
The doctor said aboulia might set in if Grandpa kept drinking, but I just couldn't get fired up enough to do anything about it.

EDITOR'S NOTE: from the Greek a boule, or "without will," this term is often used in neurology to describe a decrease in action and a lack of concern about the consequences of one's actions.

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There is much to be said about the training of our troops in that even in the face of war and chaos, temporary aboulia is repressed.

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