acrasia

Pronunciation




Etymology 1
, and from its, from  +. is derived from +  (ultimately from ) +. .

Noun

 * 1)  Lack of self-control; excess, intemperance; also, irregular or unruly behaviour.

Usage notes
Many uses of the word refer to book II of  (1590) by the English poet (1552/1553 – 1599) (see the quotation), in which Acrasia is a wicked enchantress living in the Bower of Bliss who causes men to seek pleasure excessively, thus luring them to their deaths. She is eventually defeated by Sir Guyon, who resists temptations to idleness, lust, and violence.

Not to be confused with (despite some overlap in meaning), which is sometimes spelled acrasia: see etymology 2 below.

Translations

 * Dutch: akrasia, wilszwakte
 * Finnish: akrasia,
 * German: Akrasia, innerer Schweinehund
 * Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ
 * Macedonian:
 * Persian: بی‌اختیاری,
 * Polish: akrasia
 * Portuguese: acrasia
 * Russian: акра́зия
 * Spanish: acrasia
 * Ukrainian:


 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian:

Etymology 2
A variant of.

Noun

 * 1)   (“(uncountable) lack of physical or (especially) mental strength; poor willpower; also, the tendency to act contrary to one's better judgment; (countable) an instance of this”)

Noun

 * 1)  lack of self-control

Noun

 * 1)  lack of self-control