Meanings
- uncommonuncountableThe inability to remember the correct word.
[…] I am sorry, Senator Ludwig, I have succumbed to a fit of lethologica, having listened to your remarks; I cannot remember what I was about to say, I am so taken aback by you […]
2006 September 11, Senator Brandis, “Aged Care”, in parliamentary debates (Australian Senate)Synonyms: letholexia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe inability to remember the correct word.
Origin
- Ancient Greekλήθη“forgetfulness”
- Englishlethologica
From Ancient Greek λήθη (lḗthē, “forgetfulness”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), early 20th c. Popularly attributed to Carl Jung.
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lethologica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lethologica
“lethologica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lethologica. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lethologica,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lethologica.
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