aboulic

9.9

Not able to make decisions or do things without help

adjective
/əˈbuːlɪk/

Specialized

: abulico

The patient appeared aboulic, unable to take even small actions without prompting.

Examples

After the stroke, she became noticeably aboulic, struggling to make the simplest choices.
His aboulic state made daily tasks almost impossible to manage independently.
He felt aboulic after the traumatic event.
The patient's aboulic behavior was concerning to the doctors.
After the stroke, she became noticeably aboulic, struggling to make the simplest choices.
His aboulic state made daily tasks almost impossible to manage independently.
The patient appeared aboulic, unable to take even small actions without prompting.

Synonyms

abulic

vsaboulic

Specialized

1 9.9

Unable to decide or act

has identical meaning but is spelled with a different letter pattern

Antonyms

decisive

39 3.7

Able to choose quickly and firmly

How Decisive

decisive

39 3.7

hesitant

72 3.2

indecisive

18 4.3

aboulic

Specialized

9.9

Surface Forms

aboulic positive

Morphology

aboulic = abulia (transparent) = abulia + ic

Formed by the regular adjectival suffix '-ic' from the noun 'abulia', so the meaning 'pertaining to or suffering from abulia' follows directly.

Etymology

The word aboulic comes from Greek parts a- meaning 'without' and boulē meaning 'will' or 'decision', so it literally means 'without will'. That's why someone who is aboulic has trouble deciding or acting.