irrecognition

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noun

A failure to recognize; absence of recognition.

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Meanings

nounirrecognition (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA failure to recognize; absence of recognition.

    This exquisite irrecognition of any law antecedent to the oral or declaratory , struck so irresistibly upon the fancy of all who heard it

    1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC

Origin

From ir- + recognition.

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APA

irrecognition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irrecognition

MLA

“irrecognition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irrecognition. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irrecognition,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irrecognition.

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