Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. The absence of pleasure or the ability to experience it.
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- n. The inability to feel pleasure.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In psychology, inability to feel pleasure: the opposite of analgesia.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. an inability to experience pleasure
Etymologies
New Latin anhēdonia : Greek an-, without; see a-1 + Greek hēdonē, pleasure.
(American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)From French anhédonie (coined by Ribot, 1896), from Ancient Greek ἀν- + ἡδονή ("pleasure"). (Wiktionary)
bilby commented on the word anhedonia
"Decreased motivation to seek and experience pleasurable experiences, known as anhedonia, is a primary symptom of major depressive disorder. Anhedonia is less responsive to many antidepressants and often persists after other symptoms of depression subside."
- Worth The Effort? Not If You're Depressed, sciencedaily.com, 16 August 2009.
August 19, 2009
super-logos commented on the word anhedonia
Seen in dysphoric or depressed people. A pervasive loss of interest in pleasurable activities.
"The hedonist became anhedonic after suffering a stroke."
August 19, 2008
milosrdenstvi commented on the word anhedonia
From Greek hedonē, pleasure, and a-privative.
August 18, 2008