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APHASIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language
Classified under:
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)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unable to speak because of a brain lesion
Classified under:
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Related to or affected by aphasia
Example:
aphasic speech
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
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)
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