aphasia (əˈfeɪzɪə) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| Compare alexia a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by partial or total loss of the ability to communicate, esp in speech or writing | |
| [C19: via New Latin from Greek, from | |
| a'phasiac | |
| —adj, —n | |
| a'phasic | |
| —adj, —n | |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |