anomic aphasia

noun

: an impairment of language marked by difficulty or inability in finding the proper word and especially the name of objects

Note: People affected with anomic aphasia most often have trouble with finding the correct noun or verb to use. Anomic aphasia typically results from an injury to the brain (as from a stroke).

Patients with anomic aphasia have intact repetition, intact comprehension and fluent speech, but have difficulty naming.

—Mallikarjun Patta, Psychiatric Times

called also anomia, nominal aphasia