cognition C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition US /kɑɡˈnɪʃən/ UK /kɒɡˈnɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding Sleep deprivation noticeably impairs cognition and memory. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the mental process of... perceptionapprehensionawarenessunderstandingknowledgecomprehensionreasoning Word family Derived forms cognitional Related forms cognitivecognizancerecognizecognize Etymology AI details From Latin cognitiō 'a getting to know, acquaintance', from cognoscere 'to get to know', from co- (intensive) + gnoscere/noscere 'to know'. cognitiō Latin gnoscere Latin *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cognition **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kɑɡˈnɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /kɒɡˈnɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding ## Examples - Sleep deprivation noticeably impairs cognition and memory. ## Synonyms - perception - apprehension - awareness - understanding - knowledge - comprehension - reasoning ## Derived Forms - cognitional ## Related Forms - cognitive - cognizance - recognize - cognize ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cognitiō - Root: gnoscere - Root: *ǵneh₃- ## Etymology From Latin cognitiō 'a getting to know, acquaintance', from cognoscere 'to get to know', from co- (intensive) + gnoscere/noscere 'to know'. ## AI Etymology Cognition is from Latin cognitiō 'a getting to know, acquaintance', from cognoscere 'to get to know', from co- (intensive) + gnoscere/noscere 'to know'. Important recorded forms include cognitiō (Latin), gnoscere (Latin), and *ǵneh₃- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding. The wider family includes derived forms such as cognitional and related words such as cognitive, cognizance, recognize, and cognize. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown