ALEXIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inability to perceive written words

Synonyms:

alexia; visual aphasia; word blindness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

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

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