| English Dictionary |
ACOUSTIC APHASIA
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does acoustic aphasia mean?
• ACOUSTIC APHASIA (noun)
The noun ACOUSTIC APHASIA has 1 sense:
1. an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss
Familiarity information: ACOUSTIC APHASIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
acoustic aphasia; auditory aphasia; word deafness
Hypernyms ("acoustic aphasia" is a kind of...):
aphasia (inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Cut your coat according to your cloth." (English proverb)
"Poor is the man who does not think of the old age." (Albanian proverb)
"When the axe came to the forest, the trees said: "The handle is one of us."" (Armenian proverb)
"From children and drunks will you hear the truth." (Danish proverb)
"Poor is the man who does not think of the old age." (Albanian proverb)
"When the axe came to the forest, the trees said: "The handle is one of us."" (Armenian proverb)
"From children and drunks will you hear the truth." (Danish proverb)