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aphasia
- /əˈfeɪzɪə/
- /əˈfeɪʒə/
Rhymes with -eɪʒə
Where it comes from
From French aphasie, from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía), from ἄφατος (áphatos, “speechless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φάσις (phásis, “speech”). Equivalent to a- + -phasia.
noun aphasias · aphasy
- A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia. The very disease aphasia is to most of us a new one; and we venture to say that even yet no one can give a satisfactory definition of Trousseau's new term.
Translations
Talk about this word "aphasia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aphasia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. aphasia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aphasia "aphasia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aphasia.Cite this
@misc{aphasia_2026,
title = {aphasia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aphasia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
