Agnosia

//æɡˈnoʊ.ʒə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The inability to recognise objects by use of the senses. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    inability to recognize objects by use of the senses wordnet
  3. 3
    Ignorance. countable, especially, uncountable

Synonyms

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agnosyamnesiablackoutblockdeliriumdelusion

Example

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"Tom, after suffering from visual agnosia, mistook his wife for a cash machine and attempted to withdraw fifty dollars from her. "Nice try, buddy," she said during the transaction."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγνωσία (agnōsía, “ignorance”).

Related phrases

apperceptive agnosiatime agnosia

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