English Explanatory Dictionary

Dysnomia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The daemon (minor deity) of lawlessness, listed by Hesiod among the daughters of Eris.
  2. The only known moon of the dwarf planet Eris.
noun
  1. Anomic aphasia, a condition affecting the memory that impairs the recall of words or names.
  2. Impaired or deficient ability to recall words or names.
  3. An incident of a person not recalling a word or name.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈnəʊmiə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Dysnomia.wav

Word forms

Dysnomia dysnomias

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δυσνομία (Dusnomía, literally “lawlessness”), from δύσνομος (dúsnomos, “lawless”).

Synonyms

Eris I Dysnomia Eris I 136199 Eris I Dysnomia 136199 Eris I S 2005 (2003 UB313) 1 Gabrielle amnesic aphasia amnestic aphasia nominal aphasia

Related words

anomia lethologica on the tip of one's tongue wordfinding

Translations

Armenian: Դիսնոմիա Bulgarian: Дисно́мия Chinese Mandarin: 迪絲諾美亞 /迪丝诺美亚 French: Dysnomie Georgian: დისნომია Greek: Δυσνομία Japanese: ディスノミア Korean: 디스노미아 Marathi: डिस्नोमिया Russian: Дисно́мия Ukrainian: Дизно́мія Welsh: Dysnomia
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