Autist

//ˈɔː.tɪst// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An autistic person, a person with autism.

    "Most autists are not artists, as most artists are not autists; but in the chance of their coming together […] there must, I think, be an interaction between the two, so that the art takes on some of the strengths and weaknesses of autism […]"

  2. 2
    A person characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism. Internet, derogatory, offensive

    "autists arguing about 'muh graphics'"

Synonyms

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autieautistic

Example

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"You don't understand. Yanni is an autist."

Etymology

From autism + -ist.

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