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nonrecognition

nonrecognition

9.3
Not being able to tell who people are or what objects and sounds are because of brain damage
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒnˈrɛkəɡˌnɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no reconocimiento
  • After the stroke, she experienced nonrecognition of everyday objects in her home.

Examples

  • Doctors diagnosed him with auditory nonrecognition after he could no longer identify common sounds.

  • The patient's nonrecognition of familiar faces was distressing for his family.

  • The patient experienced severe nonrecognition of familiar faces.

  • After the accident, his nonrecognition of objects became alarming.

  • The patient's nonrecognition of familiar faces made it difficult for him to socialize with friends and family.

  • Following her brain injury, he exhibited nonrecognition of various objects, even those he had owned for years.

  • The testing revealed significant nonrecognition of certain sounds, indicating a possible neurological disorder.

Synonyms

noncognizance
vsnonrecognition
9.9

Not being aware of a fact or change

is a specific neurological inability caused by brain injury or disorder
impercipience
vsnonrecognition
9.9

A lack of awareness of what is happening

is specifically a neurological inability caused by brain injury or disorder

Antonyms

recognition
38 2.7

Becoming aware of something and understanding it clearly

How Severe

nonrecognition
  • Specialized
9.3
normality
13 3.5

Surface Forms

nonrecognition singular
nonrecognitions plural

Morphology

nonrecognition = recognition (transparent) = non + recognition

Formed by the productive negation prefix 'non-' added to the noun 'recognition', so the meaning is directly 'not recognition' or inability/lack of recognition.

Etymology

Nonrecognition comes from non- meaning 'not' and recognition meaning 'to know again' or 'recognize'. In medicine, it describes when the brain cannot 'know' familiar people, objects, or sounds after an injury, so the word means simply 'not recognizing'.