Akrasia (/əˈkreɪziə/; Greek ἀκρασία, “lacking command” or “weakness”, occasionally transliterated as acrasia or Anglicised as acrasy or acracy) is a lack of self-control or acting against one’s better judgment.
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This word scored a nine on a three part scale of allusiveness, political oomph and cultural capital (min score 1, max score 3 for each part of the scale)
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