# anhedonia
## English
### Etymology

From French anhédonie (coined by Ribot, 1896), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) + ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˌan.hɪˈdəʊ.nɪə/
* (US) IPA: /ˌæn.hiˈdoʊ.ni.ə/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

anhedonia (usually uncountable, plural anhedonias)
* (medicine, psychiatry) The inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions.
** 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 146:Prolonged seasickness will in most persons produce a temporary condition of anhedonia. Every good, terrestrial or celestial, is imagined only to be turned from with disgust.
** 2012, R. R. J. Lewine, “Anhedonia and the Amotivational State of Schizophrenia”, in Andreas Marneros, Nancy C. Andreasen, Ming T. Tsuang, editors, Negative Versus Positive Schizophrenia, Springer, page 82:Rather, Meehl suggests that anhedonia is a manifestation of the mixed signals to which the preschizophrenic individual is subjected because of the neurointegrative deficit.
** 2014, Gwenolé Loas, 11: Anhedonia and Risk of Suicide: An Overview, Michael S. Ritsner (editor), Anhedonia: A Comprehensive Handbook, Volume II, Springer, page 251:
    Secondly, the distinction between consummatory and anticipatory anhedonia [21] is not taken into account although these two anhedonias could play different role in the risk of suicide.
** 2020, Erin Trifilio, John B. Williamson, Kenneth M. Heilman, “Chapter 9: Changes in Emotions and Mood with Aging”, in Kenneth M. Heilman, Stephen E. Nadeau, editors, Cognitive Changes of the Aging Brain, Cambridge University Press, page 133:Anhedonia is the reduced ability to experience pleasure from activities that were previously found to be enjoyable. Anhedonia can induce diminished motivation to engage in a potentially pleasurable activity (anticipatory anhedonia) and loss of the enjoyment experienced from the action itself (consummatory anhedonia).

#### Derived terms

* anhedonic
* anhedonism
* anticipatory anhedonia
* consummatory anhedonia

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see French anhédonie).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑnhedoniɑ/, [ˈɑ̝nhe̞ˌdo̞niɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -oniɑ
* Syllabification: an‧he‧do‧ni‧a

### Noun

anhedonia
* (medicine, psychiatry) anhedonia

#### Declension

Possessive forms of anhedonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :

### Further reading

* “anhedonia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French anhédonie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aŋxɛˈdɔɲja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔɲja
* Syllabification: an‧he‧don‧ia

### Noun

anhedonia f
* (medicine, psychiatry) anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities, or social interactions)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* anhedonia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* anhedonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French anhédonie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aneˈdonja/ [a.neˈð̞o.nja]
* Rhymes: -onja
* Syllabification: an‧he‧do‧nia

### Noun

anhedonia f (plural anhedonias)
* (medicine, psychiatry) anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure)

### Further reading

* “anhedonia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014