anomia

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anomia

/əˈnəʊ.mi.ə/ UK

Where it comes from

From a- + Latin nōmen (“name”) + -ia.

noun anomias

countable, uncountable The inability to remember names.
Similar: dysnomia, nominal aphasia
countable, uncountable The difficulty in finding the right word.

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noun neurology: the inability to remember names

Português	anomia, afasia nominal

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"anomia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anomia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

anomia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anomia

Chicago

"anomia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anomia.

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@misc{anomia_2026,
  title = {anomia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anomia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}