anosognosia

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounanosognosia (countable and uncountable, plural anosognosias)

plural anosognosias

  1. countableuncountableThe inability of a person to recognize their own illness or handicap.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineA failure to be aware of a defect or deficit resulting from disability, due to a brain injury (e.g. Anton-Babinski syndrome).

Origin

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

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Translations

Catalan anosognòsia
  • anosognòsiainability of a person to recognize personal defects
Dutch anosognosie
  • anosognosieinability of a person to recognize personal defects
Finnish sairaudentunnottomuus, anosognosia
  • sairaudentunnottomuusinability of a person to recognize personal defects
  • anosognosiainability of a person to recognize personal defects
French anosognosie
  • anosognosieinability of a person to recognize personal defects
German Anosognosie
  • Anosognosieinability of a person to recognize personal defects
Greek ανοσογνωσία
  • ανοσογνωσία (anosognosía)inability of a person to recognize personal defects
Hungarian anozognózia
  • anozognóziainability of a person to recognize personal defects
Indonesian anosognosia
  • anosognosiainability of a person to recognize personal defects
Italian anosognosia, nosoagnosia
  • anosognosiainability of a person to recognize personal defects
  • nosoagnosiainability of a person to recognize personal defects
Polish anosognozja
  • anosognozjainability of a person to recognize personal defects
Portuguese anosognosia
  • anosognosiainability of a person to recognize personal defects
Romanian anosognozie
  • anosognozieinability of a person to recognize personal defects
Russian анозогнози́я
  • анозогнози́я (anozognozíja)inability of a person to recognize personal defects
Spanish anosognosia
  • anosognosiainability of a person to recognize personal defects
Cite this entry
APA

anosognosia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anosognosia

MLA

“anosognosia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anosognosia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anosognosia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anosognosia.

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