Aboulia

/əˈbuːliə/ noun

Definition

A psychological or neurological condition characterized by loss of willpower or inability to make decisions or take action.

Etymology

From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'boule' (will, counsel); emerged in medical terminology in the 19th century as doctors identified this specific motivational deficit.

Kelly Says

This word describes something many people experience but can't name—the weird paralysis where you want to decide but your brain just won't cooperate, which doctors recognized as a medical condition, not laziness.

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