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APHASIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (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)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unable to speak because of a brain lesion

Classified under:

Adjectives

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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