acrasia

See also: Acrasia

English

Alternative forms

akrasia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκρασία (akrasía, “lacking command (over oneself)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈkɹeɪziə/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

acrasia (uncountable)

lack of self-control; excess; intemperance
- a. 1658, Anthony Farindon, a sermon
  Deſpair may have its original not onely from the acraſie and diſcompoſedneſs of the outward man […]

Synonyms

acrasy

Derived terms

Translations

lack of self-control

Dutch: gebrek aan zelfbeheersing
Finnish: tahdon heikkous, akrasia
German: innerer Schweinehund m, Akrasia f
Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 f (ungahōbains)
Persian: زیاده‌روی‎ (fa) (ziyâde-ravi), بی‌اختیاری‎ (bi-extiyâri)
Polish: akrasia f
Portuguese: acrasia f
Russian: акра́зия f (akrázija)
Spanish: acrasia f

References

“acrasia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɾaˈzi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɾaˈzi.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɾɐˈzi.ɐ/

Hyphenation: a‧cra‧si‧a

Noun

acrasia f (uncountable)

acrasia (lack of self-control)

Spanish

Noun

acrasia f (uncountable)

acrasia (lack of self-control)

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