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anhedonic

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an⋅he⋅do⋅ni⋅a

  [an-hee-doh-nee-uh]
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–noun Psychology.
lack of pleasure or of the capacity to experience it.
Origin:
1895–1900; < Gk an- an- 1 + hēdon() pleasure + -ia -ia

Related forms:
an⋅he⋅don⋅ic  [an-hee-don-ik] , adjective
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an·he·do·ni·a   (ān'hē-dō'nē-ə)   
n.  The absence of pleasure or the ability to experience it.

[New Latin anhēdonia : Greek an-, without; see a-1 + Greek hēdonē, pleasure; see swād- in Indo-European roots.]
an'he·don'ic (-dŏn'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: an·he·do·nia
Pronunciation: "an-hE-'dO-nE-&
Function: noun
: a psychological condition characterized by inability toexperience pleasure in acts which normally produce it —compare ANALGESIA —an·he·don·ic /-'dän-ik/ adjective
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anhedonia an·he·do·ni·a (ān'hē-dō'nē-ə)
n.
Absence of pleasure from the performance of acts that would normally be pleasurable.

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