alogia

[ uh-loh-juh, -jee-uh ]
/ əˈloʊ dʒə, -dʒi ə /

noun Pathology.

aphasia.

QUIZZES

DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?

"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
Question 1 of 10
decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of alogia

< New Latin < Greek álog(os) (< a- a-6 + -logos, adj. derivative of lógos speech, akin to légein to speak) + New Latin -ia -ia

Words nearby alogia

aloeswood, aloeus, alofi, aloft, alogi, alogia, alogical, aloha, aloha shirt, aloha state, aloidae
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Medical definitions for alogia

alogia
[ ə-lō′jē-ə ]

n.

The inability to speak because of mental deficiency, mental confusion, or aphasia.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.