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avolition

/ˌeɪvəˈlɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
avo-li-tion
IPA
/ˌeɪvəˈlɪʃən/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

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-Indo-European *weyh₁-influ. 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.

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce avolition?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌeɪvəˈlɪʃən/.
What does avolition mean?
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.
Where does avolition come from?
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-Indo-European *weyh₁-influ. 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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