anhedonia

English

WOTD – 18 July 2008

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US):

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Noun

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, Folio Society 2008, p. 123:

     Sometimes it is mere passive joylessness and dreariness, discouragement, dejection, lack of taste and zest and spring. Professor Ribot has proposed the name anhedonia to designate this condition.

Derived terms

• anhedonic
• anhedonism

Translations

inability to feel pleasure

• Catalan: anhedonisme m
• Czech: anhedonie f
• Dutch: anhedonie (nl)
• French: anhédonie (fr) f
• Greek: ανηδονία (el) f (anidonía)
• Italian: anedonia (it) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: anhedonia (pl) f
• Portuguese: anedonia f
• Russian: ангедония (ru) f (angedonija)
• Spanish: anhedonia (es) f
• Swedish: anhedoni (sv) c

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

anhedonia

1. (medicine, psychiatry) anhedonia

Declension

Inflection of anhedonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		anhedonia	anhedoniat
genitive		anhedonian	anhedonioiden anhedonioitten
partitive		anhedoniaa	anhedonioita
illative		anhedoniaan	anhedonioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		anhedonia	anhedoniat
accusative	nom.	anhedonia	anhedoniat
	gen.	anhedonian
genitive		anhedonian	anhedonioiden anhedonioitten anhedoniain rare
partitive		anhedoniaa	anhedonioita
inessive		anhedoniassa	anhedonioissa
elative		anhedoniasta	anhedonioista
illative		anhedoniaan	anhedonioihin
adessive		anhedonialla	anhedonioilla
ablative		anhedonialta	anhedonioilta
allative		anhedonialle	anhedonioille
essive		anhedoniana	anhedonioina
translative		anhedoniaksi	anhedonioiksi
abessive		anhedoniatta	anhedonioitta
instructive		—	anhedonioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of anhedonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative anhedoniani anhedoniani accusative nom. anhedoniani anhedoniani gen. anhedoniani genitive anhedoniani anhedonioideni anhedonioitteni anhedoniaini rare partitive anhedoniaani anhedonioitani inessive anhedoniassani anhedonioissani elative anhedoniastani anhedonioistani illative anhedoniaani anhedonioihini adessive anhedoniallani anhedonioillani ablative anhedonialtani anhedonioiltani allative anhedonialleni anhedonioilleni essive anhedonianani anhedonioinani translative anhedoniakseni anhedonioikseni abessive anhedoniattani anhedonioittani instructive — — comitative — anhedonioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative anhedoniasi anhedoniasi accusative nom. anhedoniasi anhedoniasi gen. anhedoniasi genitive anhedoniasi anhedonioidesi anhedonioittesi anhedoniaisi rare partitive anhedoniaasi anhedonioitasi inessive anhedoniassasi anhedonioissasi elative anhedoniastasi anhedonioistasi illative anhedoniaasi anhedonioihisi adessive anhedoniallasi anhedonioillasi ablative anhedonialtasi anhedonioiltasi allative anhedoniallesi anhedonioillesi essive anhedonianasi anhedonioinasi translative anhedoniaksesi anhedonioiksesi abessive anhedoniattasi anhedonioittasi instructive — — comitative — anhedonioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative anhedoniamme anhedoniamme accusative nom. anhedoniamme anhedoniamme gen. anhedoniamme genitive anhedoniamme anhedonioidemme anhedonioittemme anhedoniaimme rare partitive anhedoniaamme anhedonioitamme inessive anhedoniassamme anhedonioissamme elative anhedoniastamme anhedonioistamme illative anhedoniaamme anhedonioihimme adessive anhedoniallamme anhedonioillamme ablative anhedonialtamme anhedonioiltamme allative anhedoniallemme anhedonioillemme essive anhedonianamme anhedonioinamme translative anhedoniaksemme anhedonioiksemme abessive anhedoniattamme anhedonioittamme instructive — — comitative — anhedonioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative anhedonianne anhedonianne accusative nom. anhedonianne anhedonianne gen. anhedonianne genitive anhedonianne anhedonioidenne anhedonioittenne anhedoniainne rare partitive anhedoniaanne anhedonioitanne inessive anhedoniassanne anhedonioissanne elative anhedoniastanne anhedonioistanne illative anhedoniaanne anhedonioihinne adessive anhedoniallanne anhedonioillanne ablative anhedonialtanne anhedonioiltanne allative anhedoniallenne anhedonioillenne essive anhedoniananne anhedonioinanne translative anhedoniaksenne anhedonioiksenne abessive anhedoniattanne anhedonioittanne instructive — — comitative — anhedonioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative anhedoniansa anhedoniansa accusative nom. anhedoniansa anhedoniansa gen. anhedoniansa genitive anhedoniansa anhedonioidensa anhedonioittensa anhedoniainsa rare partitive anhedoniaansa anhedonioitaan anhedonioitansa inessive anhedoniassaan anhedoniassansa anhedonioissaan anhedonioissansa elative anhedoniastaan anhedoniastansa anhedonioistaan anhedonioistansa illative anhedoniaansa anhedonioihinsa adessive anhedoniallaan anhedoniallansa anhedonioillaan anhedonioillansa ablative anhedonialtaan anhedonialtansa anhedonioiltaan anhedonioiltansa allative anhedonialleen anhedoniallensa anhedonioilleen anhedonioillensa essive anhedonianaan anhedonianansa anhedonioinaan anhedonioinansa translative anhedoniakseen anhedoniaksensa anhedonioikseen anhedonioiksensa abessive anhedoniattaan anhedoniattansa anhedonioittaan anhedonioittansa instructive — — comitative — anhedonioineen anhedonioinensa

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.xɛˈdɔ.ɲa/

• audio:

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Noun

anhedonia f

1. (medicine, psychiatry) anhedonia

Declension

Declension of anhedonia

	singular
nominative	anhedonia
genitive	anhedonii
dative	anhedonii
accusative	anhedonię
instrumental	anhedonią
locative	anhedonii
vocative	anhedonio

Further reading

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Spanish

Etymology

From French anhédonie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aneˈdonja/ [a.neˈð̞o.nja]

Noun

anhedonia f (plural anhedonias)

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

Further reading

• “anhedonia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014