adjective
- unable to experience pleasure or joy from activities that are normally enjoyable
Usage: clinical/psychological term; often used in medical and psychiatric contexts
Examples
- The patient reported feeling anhedonic, showing no interest in hobbies he once loved.
- Depression often manifests as an anhedonic state where nothing brings satisfaction.
- After the illness, he became anhedonic and withdrew from social activities.
- The therapist noted anhedonic symptoms in her client's loss of appetite for music and sports.
- Anhedonic individuals may struggle to find motivation in daily tasks.