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Aphasic

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adj. Affected by, or pertaining to, aphasia.

n. One who is afflicted by symptoms of aphasia.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Pertaining to, or affected by, aphasia; speechless.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Of, pertaining to, or resembling aphasia; suffering from aphasia.

n. A person affected with aphasia.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. unable to speak because of a brain lesion

adj. related to or affected by aphasia

n. someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language

Word Usage

"Most recent evidence shows that some infants who undego brain surgery do indeed suffer language impairment; and, conversely, that some aphasic adults may relocate part of their language functions in the right hemisphere (p. 98)"

Equivalent

inarticulate unarticulate

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

handicapped person

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

speechless

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