alogia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλογία (alogía, “absurdity; confusion; irrationality; speechlessness”).

Noun

alogia (uncountable)

  1. A general lack of additional, unprompted content in normal speech, a common symptom of schizophrenia.

Translations

lack of additional, unprompted content in normal speech

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλογία (alogía, “absurdity; confusion; irrationality; speechlessness”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈlo.ɡi.a/, [aˈɫɔ.ɡi.a]

Noun

alogia f (genitive alogiae); first declension

  1. Irrational conduct or action; nonsense, folly.
  2. Dumbness, muteness.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative alogia alogiae
genitive alogiae alogiārum
dative alogiae alogiīs
accusative alogiam alogiās
ablative alogiā alogiīs
vocative alogia alogiae
  • alogus

References

Portuguese

Noun

alogia f (plural alogias)

  1. (dated) absurdity; nonsense
  2. (psychology) alogia (lack of additional, unprompted content in normal speech)

Synonyms

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