pseudoneglect

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noun

A mild asymmetry in spatial attention, displayed by neurologically normal individuals, in which the left side of space tends to be favoured, making leftward errors in line bisections as well as in the judgment of brightness, numerosity, and size quite common.

OriginEnglish neglect ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

nounpseudoneglect (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA mild asymmetry in spatial attention, displayed by neurologically normal individuals, in which the left side of space tends to be favoured, making leftward errors in line bisections as well as in the judgment of brightness, numerosity, and size quite common.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishneglect
  6. Englishpseudoneglect

From pseudo- + neglect.

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APA

pseudoneglect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoneglect

MLA

“pseudoneglect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoneglect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoneglect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoneglect.

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