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A loss of will power
Answer for the clue "A loss of will power ", 6 letters:
abulia
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n. (context psychiatry English) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. (First attested in the mid 19 th century.) (R:SOED5: page=7)
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n. a loss of will power [syn: aboulia ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
abulia \abulia\ n. an abnormally intense inability to make decisions; severe irresolution. Syn: indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution
Usage examples of abulia.
After weeks of intricate sabotage and recircuiting the power rails, the outlaws were attempting a final tie-off under the Yale Club when one of their number, afflicted with bad hives, was overcome by abulia and wired the main subway voltage to the root of the Empire State Building's lightning rod.
After weeks of intricate sabotage and recircuiting the power rails, the outlaws were attempting a final tie-off under the Yale Club when one of their number, afflicted with bad hives, was overcome by abulia and wired the main subway voltage to the root of the Empire State Building's lightning rod.