acrasy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈækɹəsi/

Noun

acrasy (countable and uncountable, plural acrasies)

1. (rare) Disorderly behavior; lack of self-control; intemperance.
   • 1847, The Reasoner, volume 2, page 254:

     There will be hesitancy in what is said, and irregularity in what is done, but it will be but the acrasy of youth or of genius,―the spirit and purpose of progress will be there, and we can cheerfully wait its time.

Synonyms

• akrasia
• incontinence