inappetence
(ɪnˈæpɪtəns)
[f. in-3 + appetence: cf. F. inappétence (16th c. in Hatz.-Darm.).]
Lack of appetence; want of appetite, desire, or longing.
| a 1691 Boyle Agst. Custom. Swearing 106 [He] takes a long walk to the physician's lodging, to beg some remedy for his inappetence. 1733 Cheyne Eng. Malady ii. vii. §3 (1734) 188 Inappetence and Weakness of Digestion. 1859 Todd Cycl. Anat. V. 670/1 Irresistible impulse, alternating with total inappetence. 1887 M. Linskill In Exchange for Soul III. lxiv. 228 His inappetence for spending money on himself. |