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APHASIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aphasic mean? 

APHASIC (noun)
  The noun APHASIC has 1 sense:

1. someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand languageplay

  Familiarity information: APHASIC used as a noun is very rare.


APHASIC (adjective)
  The adjective APHASIC has 2 senses:

1. related to or affected by aphasiaplay

2. unable to speak because of a brain lesionplay

  Familiarity information: APHASIC used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


APHASIC (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("aphasic" is a kind of...):

handicapped person (a person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or socially)

Derivation:

aphasic (unable to speak because of a brain lesion)

aphasic (related to or affected by aphasia)


APHASIC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Related to or affected by aphasia

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

aphasic speech

Pertainym:

aphasia (inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion)

Derivation:

aphasia (inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion)

aphasic (someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Unable to speak because of a brain lesion

Similar:

inarticulate; unarticulate (without or deprived of the use of speech or words)

Derivation:

aphasia (inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion)

aphasic (someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language)


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