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abulia

abulia \abulia\ n. an abnormally intense inability to make decisions; severe irresolution.

Syn: indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution

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abulia

n. (context psychiatry English) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. (First attested in the mid 19th century.)(R:SOED5: page=7)

WordNet
abulia

n. a loss of will power [syn: aboulia]

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.