anoia

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ἄνοος (ánoos)

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.

Ancient Greek -ῐᾱ (-ĭā)

Ancient Greek ἄνοια (ánoia)bor.

English anoia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄνοια (ánoia).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ə

Noun

anoia (uncountable)

1. Extreme mental deficiency.
2. (literally) Mindlessness.

See also

• anoesis
• eunoia
• paranoia

Anagrams

• AAION, Aonia