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anosognosia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
anosog-nosia
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inability of a person to recognize their own illness or handicap.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A failure to be aware of a defect or deficit resulting from disability, due to a brain injury (e.g. Anton-Babinski syndrome).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From a- (“not”) + noso- (“disease”) + -gnosia (“knowledge”), from Ancient Greek ἁ- (ha-) + νόσος (nósos) + γνῶσις (gnôsis).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

anosognosias (plural)

Derived Forms

anosognosic

Frequently Paired Words

anosodiaphoria

Questions

What does anosognosia mean?
The inability of a person to recognize their own illness or handicap.
Where does anosognosia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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