apraxia
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀπραξία (apraxía, “inaction”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + πρᾶξις (prâxis, “activity”) + -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix).
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apraxia (usually uncountable, plural apraxias)
- (neurology) Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning.
- (philosophy) The state of total inaction caused by holding global skepticism.
- 2020 June 9, Kelly Arenson, The Routledge Handbook of Hellenistic Philosophy, Routledge, →ISBN:
- But how does the skeptic live without knowledge or at least belief? It seems that the skeptical challenges, though theoretically unimpeachable, have objectionable practical consequences. Call this the apraxia problem for skepticism.
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disorder of motor planning
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References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “apraxia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧pra‧xi‧a
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apraxia f (plural apraxias)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπραξία (apraxía).
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apraxia f (plural apraxias)
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Further reading edit
- “apraxia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014