Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alogia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: alo-gia
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A general lack of additional, unprompted content in normal speech, a common symptom of schizophrenia.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλογία (alogía, “absurdity; confusion; irrationality; speechlessness”). By surface analysis, a- + -logia.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀλογία

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does alogia mean?: A general lack of additional, unprompted content in normal speech, a common symptom of schizophrenia.
Where does alogia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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