Meanings
nounanomia (countable and uncountable, plural anomias)
plural anomias
- countableuncountablemedicineThe difficulty in finding the right word.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe inability to remember names.
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nouninability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
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Origin
From a- + Latin nōmen (“name”) + -ia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian ано́мия
- ано́мия (anómija)neurology: the inability to remember names
Catalan anòmia, anòmia
- anòmianeurology: the inability to remember names
- anòmianeurology: the difficulty in finding the right word
Finnish anomia, anomia
- anomianeurology: the inability to remember names
- anomianeurology: the difficulty in finding the right word
Indonesian anomia, anomia
- anomianeurology: the inability to remember names
- anomianeurology: the difficulty in finding the right word
Portuguese anomia, afasia nominal
- anomianeurology: the inability to remember names
- afasia nominalneurology: the inability to remember names
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APA
anomia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anomia
MLA
“anomia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anomia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anomia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anomia.
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