anhedonia.

A diminished ability to experience pleasure in activities or experiences that would normally be rewarding.

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Words that belong together

• persistent anhedonia
• symptoms of anhedonia

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Anhedonia made even the music she loved seem unrewarding.

The clinician asked whether the anhedonia affected meals and friendships as well as work.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Uncountable condition noun; no ordinary plural. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.