anhedonia

noun

an·he·do·nia ˌan-(ˌ)hē-ˈdō-nē-ə

-nyə

: a psychological condition characterized by inability to experience pleasure in normally pleasurable acts

anhedonic

ˌan-(ˌ)hē-ˈdä-nik

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web She was being treated for depression, including different medications, the fourth of which finally helped to address a condition called anhedonia, an inability to experience pleasure. —

Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral, 16 May 2020 But do Carol’s fuguelike depression, Anna’s psychosis and Bonnie’s clenched anhedonia really share DNA? —

Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2020 Another type dampens reward networks, robbing a person of the ability to feel pleasure, a depression symptom called anhedonia. —

Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS, 20 Aug. 2019 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, 9 May 2016 How was the anhedonia hypothesis overturned, and when? —

Angela Chen, The Verge, 27 Mar. 2018 Nolan has confused his native island with the anhedonia in his head. —

Christian Lorentzen, New Republic, 25 July 2017 See More

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