"aphantasia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌeɪ.fænˈteɪ.zi.ə/ [General-American], /ˌeɪ.fænˈteɪ.ʒə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aphantasia.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: a- + phantasia. From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φαντασία (phantasía, “perception, impression, image, look, appearance”), coined in a 2015 article. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|phantasia}} a- + phantasia, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|grc|ἀ-||not}} ἀ- (a-, “not”), {{m|grc|φαντασία||perception, impression, image, look, appearance}} φαντασία (phantasía, “perception, impression, image, look, appearance”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} aphantasia (uncountable)
  1. (psychology, pathology) A condition where one does not possess a functioning "mind's eye" and cannot visualize imagery. Wikipedia link: aphantasia Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology, Psychology Derived forms: aphant, aphantasiac Related terms: anauralia (english: inner voice; the absence of auditory imagery, particularly the lack of an .), hyperphantasia Translations (condition): afantasie (Afrikaans), afantasia (Finnish), aphantasie (French), Aphantasie [feminine] (German)

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