anhedonia

From French anhédonie (coined by Ribot, 1896), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) + ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌan.hɪˈdəʊ.nɪə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæn.hiˈdoʊ.ni.ə/

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anhedonia (usually uncountable, plural anhedonias)

1. (medicine, psychiatry) The inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions.
   • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 146:

     Prolonged seasickness will in most persons produce a temporary condition of anhedonia. Every good, terrestrial or celestial, is imagined only to be turned from with disgust.

   • 2012, R. R. J. Lewine, “Anhedonia and the Amotivational State of Schizophrenia”, in Andreas Marneros, Nancy C. Andreasen, Ming T. Tsuang, editors, Negative Versus Positive Schizophrenia, Springer, page 82:

     Rather, Meehl suggests that anhedonia is a manifestation of the mixed signals to which the preschizophrenic individual is subjected because of the neurointegrative deficit.

   • 2014, Gwenolé Loas, 11: Anhedonia and Risk of Suicide: An Overview, Michael S. Ritsner (editor), Anhedonia: A Comprehensive Handbook, Volume II, Springer, page 251:

     Secondly, the distinction between consummatory and anticipatory anhedonia [21] is not taken into account although these two anhedonias could play different role^[sic] in the risk of suicide.

   • 2020, Erin Trifilio, John B. Williamson, Kenneth M. Heilman, “Chapter 9: Changes in Emotions and Mood with Aging”, in Kenneth M. Heilman, Stephen E. Nadeau, editors, Cognitive Changes of the Aging Brain, Cambridge University Press, page 133:

     Anhedonia is the reduced ability to experience pleasure from activities that were previously found to be enjoyable. Anhedonia can induce diminished motivation to engage in a potentially pleasurable activity (anticipatory anhedonia) and loss of the enjoyment experienced from the action itself (consummatory anhedonia).

• anhedonic
• anhedonism
• anticipatory anhedonia
• consummatory anhedonia

Internationalism (see French anhédonie).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnhedoniɑ/, [ˈɑ̝nhe̞ˌdo̞niɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oniɑ
• Syllabification^(key): an‧he‧do‧ni‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): an‧he‧do‧nia

anhedonia

1. (medicine, psychiatry) anhedonia

• “anhedonia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Borrowed from French anhédonie.

• IPA^(key): /aŋ.xɛˈdɔɲ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲja
• Syllabification: an‧he‧don‧ia

anhedonia f

1. (medicine, psychiatry) anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities, or social interactions)

• anhedonia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• anhedonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French anhédonie.

• IPA^(key): /aneˈdonja/ [a.neˈð̞o.nja]
• Rhymes: -onja
• Syllabification: an‧he‧do‧nia

anhedonia f (plural anhedonias)

1. (medicine, psychiatry) anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure)

• “anhedonia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024