anhedonia
noun
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Definition of anhedonia
: a psychological condition characterized by inability to experience pleasure in normally pleasurable acts
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Chronic-pain patients typically also suffer from anhedonia—the inability to experience pleasure—and research suggests that their brains’ reward systems are wired slightly differently from those in other brains. — Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, "The Neuroscience of Pain," 9 May 2016 How was the anhedonia hypothesis overturned, and when? — Angela Chen, The Verge, "Please stop calling dopamine the ‘pleasure chemical’," 27 Mar. 2018 Nolan has confused his native island with the anhedonia in his head. — Christian Lorentzen, New Republic, "Dunkirk Manages to Make War Boring," 25 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'anhedonia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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anhedonia
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Medical Definition of anhedonia
: a psychological condition characterized by inability to experience pleasure in acts which normally produce it — compare analgesia
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