Aphasic

//əˈfeɪzək// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who is afflicted by symptoms of aphasia.
  2. 2
    someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Affected by, or pertaining to, aphasia.

    "... groups of dancers were wheeling, plunging, and gesticulating while the ogre, more aphasic than before, mumbled at full strength ..."

Adjective
  1. 1
    unable to speak because of a brain lesion wordnet
  2. 2
    related to or affected by aphasia wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
breathlessdumbdumbfoundeddumbstruckinarticulatemum

Example

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"... groups of dancers were wheeling, plunging, and gesticulating while the ogre, more aphasic than before, mumbled at full strength ..."

Etymology

From aphasia + -ic.

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