aboulic

Thân thiện

A person sits aboulic at a desk, unable to choose between two simple options.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Suffering from abulia: Describes a person who has or is affected by abulia, a psychological condition characterized by a lack of willpower or an inability to make decisions.
   • Showing an abnormal inability to act or make decisions: Refers to displaying symptoms of pathological indecisiveness and a profound lack of motivation to initiate purposeful actions.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient was described as aboulic, showing no interest in even the simplest daily choices.
  • After the neurological event, his typically decisive personality became strangely aboulic.

Advanced Usage

• Clinical/Medical Context: The term is primarily used in psychiatric, neurological, or clinical psychological descriptions to formally characterize a symptom.
  • The psychiatrist noted the aboulic state as a key feature of the patient's condition.

Variants and Related Words

• Abulia (n): The noun form denoting the condition itself—a loss or impairment of the ability to act or make decisions independently.
  • Severe depression can sometimes lead to a state of abulia.

Synonyms

• Indecisive: (General) Not able to make decisions quickly and effectively.
• Apathetic: Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern. (Note: 'Apathetic' is a broader term for lack of feeling, while 'aboulic' specifically implies a pathological lack of will to act.)
• Vacillating: Wavering between different opinions or actions; irresolute.

Antonyms

• Decisive: Able to make decisions quickly and effectively.
• Resolute: Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering.
• Volitional: Relating to the use of one's will.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions

Từ đồng nghĩa

• abulic