acrasy
1 synonym and 1 antonym for acrasy, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Another word for acrasia, a lack of self-control; also, one instance of such behaviour.
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Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Late Latin acrasia (“lack of temperance”), together with its Ancient Greek etymon ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ (ăkrāsĭ́ā, “bad mixture”) (see further at acrasia), plus English -y (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting conditions, qualities, or states).
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