Abulomania

/ˌæbjuːloʊˈmeɪniə/ noun

Definition

An obsessive desire to avoid making decisions or exercising willpower; extreme indecisiveness as a compulsive behavior.

Etymology

From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'boule' (will) + '-mania' (obsessive desire); a rare psychiatric neologism combining Greek roots to describe obsessive avoidance of decision-making.

Kelly Says

This word is so obscure it barely appears in medical literature, but it describes something real—people with severe decision paralysis who become almost obsessive about avoiding choices, creating their own form of mental prison.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አቡሎማኒያ
ābulōmānīyā
ARالعربية
أبولومانية
ʾabūlūmānīyah
BNবাংলা
আবুলোমানিয়া
ābulōmānīyā
CACatalà
abulomania
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
CSČeština
abulomanie
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee
DADansk
abulomani
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee
DEDeutsch
Abulomanie
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee
ELΕλληνικά
αβουλωμανία
avoulōmanía
ESEspañol
abulomanía
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
FAفارسی
ابولومانیا
ābūlūmānīyā
FISuomi
abulomania
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
FRFrançais
aboulomanie
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee
GUGU
અબુલોમેનિયા
abulōmēnīyā
HAHA
abulomania
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
HEעברית
אבולומניה
ʾabūlūmānīyah
HIहिन्दी
अबुलोमानिया
abulomānīyā
HUMagyar
abulómánia
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
abulomania
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
IGIG
abulomania
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
ITItaliano
abulomania
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
JA日本語
アブロマニア
aburomania
KKKK
Абломания
ah-bloh-mah-nee-ah
KMKM
អាប៊ូឡូម៉ានី
ʾābūlōmānī
KO한국어
아불로마니아
ah-bu-roh-mah-nee-ah
MRMR
अबुलोमेनिया
abulōmēnīyā
MSBahasa Melayu
abulomania
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
အဘူလိုမေးနီးယား
ah-bu-loh-may-nee-yar
NLNederlands
aboulomanie
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee
NONorsk
abulomani
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee
PAPA
ਅਬੁਲੋਮੇਨੀਆ
abulōmēnīā
PLPolski
abulomania
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
PTPortuguês
abulomania
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
RORomână
abulomanie
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee
RUРусский
абуломания
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
SVSvenska
abulomani
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee
SWKiswahili
abulomania
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
TAதமிழ்
அபுலோமேனியா
apulōmēṉiyā
TEతెలుగు
అబులోమేనియా
abulōmēnīyā
THไทย
อาบูโลมาเนีย
ā-bū-lō-mā-nīa
TLTL
abulomania
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
TRTürkçe
Abulomani
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee
UKУкраїнська
абуломанія
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
URاردو
ابولومانیا
ʾabūlūmānīyah
VITiếng Việt
abulomania
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
YOYO
abulomania
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah
ZH中文
阿布洛曼尼亚
ābùluòmànníyà
ZUZU
abulomania
ah-boo-loh-mah-nee-ah

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