abulomania

noun

abu·​lo·​ma·​nia

variants or less commonly aboulomania

¦āˌb(y)üləˈmānēə

plural -s

: a form of mental disorder characterized by abulia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from abulo-, aboulo- (from abulia, aboulia) + -mania

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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