Pronounced: KEH-gluhr, noun
Notes: I am a bit surprised that I don’t know this word
Yesterday’s word
The word akrasia is “the lack of will or self-control resulting in one acting against one’s better judgment”
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1800s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Greek word akretes (powerless), which came from a- (not; without) and kratos (power; strength).
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