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Anhedonia: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Anhedonia noun. The loss of the ability to feel pleasure in things that once brought it.
How to say it
AN-hee-DOH-nee-uh/ˌænhiːˈdəʊniə/
5 syllables, with stress on AN and DOH.
Anhedonia in a sentence
Depression can bring anhedonia: favourite songs and meals simply stop landing.
He described the anhedonia as watching his own life through a pane of glass.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- joylessness
- apathy
- numbness
Where anhedonia comes from
Coined in French in the 1890s from Greek an-, without, and hēdonē, pleasure.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
He described the _____ as watching his own life through a pane of glass.
- eudaimonia
- anhedonia
- epiphany
Show the answer
anhedonia: He described the anhedonia as watching his own life through a pane of glass.