acrasia

See also: Acrasia

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκρασία (akrasía, “lacking command (over oneself)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈkɹeɪziə/
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Noun

acrasia (uncountable)

  1. lack of self-control; excess; intemperance
    • a. 1658, Anthony Farindon, a sermon
      Deſpair may have its original not onely from the acraſie and diſcompoſedneſs of the outward man […]

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References
  • acrasia in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Portuguese

Noun

acrasia f (uncountable)

  1. acrasia (lack of self-control)

Spanish

Noun

acrasia f (uncountable)

  1. acrasia (lack of self-control)
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