antivolition

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ volition.

Noun

antivolition (uncountable)

1. The desire not to do something.
   • 1801, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life: In Four Volumes, page 233:

     Here the irritation first produces a volition to wink, which by habit becomes stronger than the antivolition not to wink.

   • 2013, Jordi Punti, Lost Luggage, page 353:

     Even the one firm wish of his life—staying on in the boarding house—could be seen as antivolition, another passive move.