agnosis

noun
UK: /æɡˈnəʊsɪs/
US: /æɡˈnoʊsɪs/

  1. The loss of the ability to recognize objects, people, sounds, shapes, or smells even though the specific sense is not defective nor is there any significant memory loss.

    1. Agnosis made it hard for her to know her friends. [ ] [ ]
    2. The patient's agnosis prevented him from recognizing common household objects. [ ] [ ]

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The phonetic transcription of "agnosis" is /æɡˈnəʊsɪs/ in British English and /æɡˈnoʊsɪs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "agnosis": "Agnosis made it hard for her to know her friends.". More examples on the page.