Today's Word "abulia"
Impairment of the ability to make decisions
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abulia \uh-BOO-lee-uh; uh-BYOO-\ (noun) - Loss or impairment of the ability to act or to make decisions.
"The frequency and intensity of Franklin's attacks of abulia corresponded directly with the significance and import of the decision he was preparing to make."
Abulia derives from Greek a-, "without" + boule, "will." The adjective form is abulic.