cognition

C2+ Topic:Psychology & Behavior

US /kɑɡˈnɪʃən/ UK /kɒɡˈnɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding

Sleep deprivation noticeably impairs cognition and memory.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the mental process of... perception apprehension awareness understanding knowledge comprehension reasoning

Word family

Derived forms cognitional

Related forms cognitive cognizance recognize cognize

Etymology

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

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Topics

Psychology & Behavior Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Psychology & Behavior
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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