an·he·do·ni·a
( n h -d  n- )
n.
The absence of pleasure or the ability to experience
it.
[New Latin anh
donia : Greek an-,
without; see a-1 + Greek hdon, pleasure; see sw d- in
Indo-European roots.]
an
he·donic (-d n k)
adj. |
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Willie, who is joyful, might cure a person of anhedonia.
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