English Explanatory Dictionary

avolition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Lack of initiative or goals; one of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The person may wish to do something, but the desire is without power or energy.

Pronunciation

/ˌeɪvəˈlɪʃən/ en-us-avolition.ogg en-au-avolition.ogg

Word forms

avolition

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-der. Proto-Italic *welō Latin volō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Medieval Latin volitiōbor. French volitionder. English volition English avolition From a- + volition.

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