aboulomanian.
/əˌbuːlə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/, U.S. /əˌbuloʊˈmeɪniə/, /əˌbuləˈmeɪniə/ Originally Psychiatry. rare.
W. A. Hammond's name for: a form of insanity characterized by paralysis of the will or morbid doubts concerning actions (cf. abulia n.) (now historical). In later use also: = abulia n.
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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > impairment of mental powers > aboulia or psychasthenia
neurasthenia1833
abulia1848
neuradynamia1848
neurastheny1849
tonelessness1873
aboulomania1883
psychoparesis1883
nervous breakdown1884
psychasthenia1900
1883 W. A. Hammond Treat. on Insanity in its Med. Relations 524 Under the designation of aboulomania..I propose to describe a form of insanity characterized by an inertness, torpor, or paralysis of the will.
1960 S. Rogg in A. J. Fleming & C. A. D'Alonzo Mod. Occup. Med. (ed. 2) xxvi. 317 Anxiety is a generating force in the facets of whatever symptomatology the patient presents and by symptoms I am considering everything from abulomania to zelotypia, from a neurodermatitis to an ulcerative colitis.
1991 B. E. Blustein Preserve your Love for Sci. xi. 184 Hammond considered this a form of insanity that he labeled ‘aboulomania’, characterized by morbid doubts about acts already performed.
2007 R. Thompson Lessons not Learned v. 79 Reluctance, diffidence, aboulomania, lack of coordination with the Germans, and insecurity also robbed the Japanese of many additional opportunities for victory.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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