alogia

alogia — noun

1. a condition in which a person loses the ability to produce spoken words or speak

1.名詞C2
釋義

a condition in which a person loses the ability to produce spoken words or speaks with great effort and very few words, often resulting from brain damage, dementia, or a mental health condition such as schizophrenia.

例句

The neurologist noted alogia after the stroke damaged the left side of the brain.

alogia observed after brain injury; typical clinical context

A 45-year-old woman with schizophrenia showed clear signs of alogia during the psychiatric evaluation.

同義詞
  • speechlessness

    less clinical; describes a temporary inability to speak from shock or emotion

  • mutism

    a broader clinical term meaning complete absence of speech, not just reduced fluency

  • poverty of speech

    a near-synonym used specifically in psychiatric assessment of schizophrenia

反義詞
  • fluency

    smooth, effortless speech production; the opposite of alogia

  • logorrhea

    excessive, uncontrolled speech; a clinical antonym in psychiatric settings

文法句型

often used with: develop alogia, experience alogia, show alogia

用法筆記

Alogia is a clinical term used by neurologists and psychiatrists to describe reduced speech output, not to be confused with aphasia (loss of the ability to understand or produce language). Frequently uncountable (e.g., 'the patient shows alogia').

常見錯誤

❌The patient has an alogia.
✅The patient shows alogia.
💡alogia is uncountable and is not used with an article.
❌His alogia means he cannot understand anything.
✅His alogia means he speaks very little.
💡alogia refers to reduced speech production, not comprehension.