dysnomia

an inability to remember words and names

TRANSLATION

dysnomia = Dysnomie, Wortfindungsstörungen

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"An individual who suffers from DYSNOMIA may struggle while talking, writing, or both."

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dysnomia (or anomic aphasia)
noun

- the loss of the ability to name objects and recall words. Those with anomic aphasia often substitute circumlocutions (“work-arounds”) to express the forgotten word.

Medical Dictionary

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TALKING POINT

In addition to being a condition that affects memory (where people have a hard time remembering words and names), dysnomia is also the only known moon of the distant dwarf planet Eris.

In Greek mythology, Dysnomia (Δυσνομία), meaning 'lawlessness', was the daughter of Eris, the goddess of strife and discord.

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HAVE A LAUGH

"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.“

Groucho Marx, Quote by Leo Rosten in The Many Worlds of Leo Rosten

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