lethologica
noun/ˌliθəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkə/UK/ˌliθəˈlɑd͡ʒəkə/US
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λήθη (lḗthē, “forgetfulness”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), early 20th c. Popularly attributed to Carl Jung.
- borrowed from λήθη
Definitions
The inability to remember the correct word.
- […] I am sorry, Senator Ludwig, I have succumbed to a fit of lethologica, having listened to your remarks; I cannot remember what I was about to say, I am so taken aback by you […]
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for lethologica. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA