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Abulia

Noun CEFR B1
əˈb(j)uː.lɪə

Definitions

Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

14 more languages
Češtinaabulie
Gaeilgeabúile
Italianoabulia
日本語意志欠乏
Latinaabulia
Nederlandswilloosheid
Polskiabulia
Portuguêsabulia
Românăabulie
Русскийабулия
Українськаабулія

Examples

“He felt without volition, plunged into a state of aboulia.”
His virginal modesty is a modern abulia.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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