Acrasy

/ˈækrəsi/ noun

A lack of self-control or the inability to do what you know you should do, even when you want to.

From Greek akrasia (ἀκρασία), meaning 'lack of self-control,' from a- (not) + kratos (strength, power). The term was popularized by Aristotle to describe the condition where someone acts against their own better judgment.

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