Amania

/əˈmeɪniə/ noun

Definition

A rare medical condition characterized by an inability or reluctance to engage in mental exertion or intellectual activity.

Etymology

From Greek a- (without) plus mania (compulsion to do something), creating the opposite meaning—a lack of mental drive. This medical term was coined in the 19th century to describe a psychiatric condition.

Kelly Says

Amania is the psychological opposite of what we usually think of as 'mania'—while mania is too much drive and energy, amania is the absence of any mental compulsion or will to think or do intellectual work.

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