Definition
A weakness of will or self-control; the state of knowing what is good or right but being unable to do it.
Etymology
From Greek a- (without) plus kratos (power, strength). The term was used in ancient Greek philosophy to describe a paradox of human behavior that still puzzles psychologists and philosophers.
Kelly Says
Socrates argued acrasia was impossible—that no one knowingly does wrong—but every person who's ever chosen cake over gym knows this 2,500-year-old Greek philosopher was wrong about the human condition.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
ARالعربية
العزيمة
al-'izzim
BNবাংলা
অনিয়ন্ত্রিত
on-iyant-rit
CACatalà
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
CSČeština
acrasie
ak-ra-zi-e
DADansk
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
DEDeutsch
Acrasie
ak-ra-zi
ELΕλληνικά
ακρασία
ak-ra-sia
ESEspañol
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
FAفارسی
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
FISuomi
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
FRFrançais
acrasie
ak-ra-zi
HEעברית
אקראסיה
a-kra-si-ya
HUMagyar
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
ITItaliano
acrasia
ak-ra-zi-a
JA日本語
欲求の抑制
yokyu no suiyō
KO한국어
욕구 통제
yog-gu tong-je
MSBahasa Melayu
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
MYမြန်မာ
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
NLNederlands
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
NONorsk
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
PLPolski
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
PTPortuguês
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
RORomână
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
RUРусский
акразия
ak-ra-zi-ya
SVSvenska
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
SWKiswahili
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
TEతెలుగు
అక్రాసి
ak-ra-si
TRTürkçe
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
UKУкраїнська
акразія
ak-ra-zi-ya
URاردو
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a
VITiếng Việt
acrasia
ak-ra-si-a