anomia

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
  2. noun type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters

Etymology

From a- + Latin nōmen (“name”) + -ia.

Synonyms

nominal aphasia, anomic aphasia, amnesic aphasia, amnestic aphasia

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