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miscognition en · NOUN

Etymology

From mis- + cognition.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) incorrect or false cognition
   • To make it more explicit we describe it as 'paratra paravabhasa ' - misappearance or miscognition of something in an alien context — a context which is characterised by its absolute negation. 2000, Shyama Kumar Chattopadhyaya, The Philosophy of Sankar's Advaita Vedanta, →ISBN, page 64:
   • The apraxic-agnosic patient may make errors of action or cognition, but he is not driven into misperformance or miscognition through being the subject of violent deforming forces[…] 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings:

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