French Conversation · Level 115
59 words
French word
mnésique
Pronunciation
IPA/mnezik/
Meaning
- adjectivememory-related
Example
Après l'accident, il a eu des troubles mnésiques.
After the accident, he had memory problems.
More examples
Pour s'entraîner, elle note des exercices qui sollicitent sa capacité mnésique.
To practice, she writes down exercises that engage her memory.
Core concept
A quality linked to memory processes, including their disruption after an injury.
Definition in French
Qui se rapporte à la mémoire, à son fonctionnement ou à ses troubles.
Word origin
The French adjective mnésique combines the Greek root mnês- for memory with the productive suffix -ique.
Usage tips
- Mnésique agrees in gender and number, as in un trouble mnésique and des troubles mnésiques.
Related words
- amnésiqueamnesicadjective