Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agnosopsia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ag-nosop-sia
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of blindsight.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος (ágnōstos, “ignorant, not knowing”) (see a- (“not”), gnosis) + -opsia. Literally, "not knowing what one sees". Coined by S. Zeki and D. H. ffytche in 1998.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἄγνωστος

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Questions

What does agnosopsia mean?
Synonym of blindsight.
Where does agnosopsia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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