Medical definition of anosognosia: an inability or refusal to recognize a defect or disorder that is clinically evident.LoginSignUpHello,Games&QuizzesThesaurusWordoftheDayFeaturesBuyingGuideM-WBooksMyWordsMyWordsViewRecentsAccountLogOutanosognosianounSaveWordano·​sog·​no·​sia|\ˌa-nō-ˌsäg-ˈnō-zh(ē-)ə\Medical Definitionofanosognosia:aninabilityorrefusaltorecognizeadefectordisorderthatisclinicallyevidentMrs.M.'sformofanosognosiaisevenmoreextreme:shenotonlyflatlydeniessheisparalyzed,sherefusestoadmitthatthelimplimbonthelefthasanythingatalltodowithher.—JamesShreeve,Discover,May1995Aprominentfeatureofschizophreniaandbipolardisorderisanosognosia,asickperson'sunawarenessthatheissick.—AlgisValiunas,NewAtlantis,Winter2009—seeanton'ssyndromeLearnMoreAboutanosognosiaShareanosognosiaPosttheDefinitionofanosognosiatoFacebookSharetheDefinitionofanosognosiaonTwitterFromtheEditorsatMerriam-WebsterMedicalWordsForEverydaySituationsMedicalWordsForEverydaySituationsDiagnoseyourfriends'problemsDictionaryEntriesNearanosognosiaanosmiaanosognosiaanosphresiaSeeMoreNearbyEntries CitethisEntry“Anosognosia.”Merriam-Webster.comMedicalDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/anosognosia.Accessed2Aug.2021.Style:MLAMLAChicagoAPAMerriam-WebsterWORDOFTHEDAYexemplarySeeDefinitionsandExamples»GetWordoftheDaydailyemail!TestYourVocabularyDogWordsQuizWhichofthefollowinganimalshasadoginitsetymology?hippocateelcanaryTestyourvisualvocabularywithour10-questionchallenge!TAKETHEQUIZAdailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics.TAKETHEQUIZSubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree!Merriam-WebsterunabridgedWordsatPlay“InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveByTop10LatinPhrasesIsit'further'or'farther'?Helpingyounavigatetheroadahead'Allusion'vs.'Illusion'Lettherebenodelusion13UnusuallyLongEnglishWordsPulchritudinousandmanymoreAsktheEditors'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay'AsimpletricktokeepthemseparateWhatIs'SemanticBleaching'?How'literally'canmean"figuratively"L