Word deafness

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word deafness

–noun Pathology.

inability to comprehend the meanings of words though they are heard, caused by lesions of the auditory center of the brain.

Origin:
1885–90

Related forms:

word-deaf, adjective

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word deafness
n. A form of aphasia in which the meaning of ordinary spoken words becomes incomprehensible.

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Main Entry: word deafness
Function: noun
: AUDITORY APHASIA —word–deaf adjective

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word deafness n.
Aphasia in which the meaning of ordinary spoken words becomes incomprehensible.

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