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Agnosia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Loss of the ability to interpret sensory stimuli, such as sounds or images.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Same as agnœea.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. inability to recognize objects by use of the senses

Word Usage

"For him, the agnosia - the term agnosia is used for a situation in which one sees something clearly but one can't ascribe any meaning to it, you can't recognize it."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

brain disease encephalopathy brain disorder

Hyponym

auditory agnosia visual agnosia tactile agnosia astereognosis

Form

prosopagnosia

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

kinesthesis mutism reeducation merchandiser disembodiment centering guidepost apraxia gimmickry reorientation