autistic
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autistic
- /ɔːˈtɪs.tɪk/ UK
- /ɔˈtɪs.tɪk/ US
- /ɑˈtɪs.tɪk/ US, cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɪstɪk
Where it comes from
From autism + -istic or -tic. First attested in 1913. The modern clinical sense is first used in 1943 by Leo Kanner.
adjective more autistic · most autistic
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Having, characteristic of, or relating to autism.
Barry is... well, what? Borderline autistic and obsessive-compulsive, with serious anger management issues and a dangerous behavioural disorder that in the real world would get him a one-way ticket to the rubber room.
Similar: on the spectrum
- Socially inept, self-absorbed, or stupid.
- Characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism. Obsessive. imagine being this autistic over a fictional character
- Lame, uncool, stupid.
noun autistics
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A person who has autism.
If our definition of empathy were to require we take the human cognitive norm (overwhelmingly influenced by neurotypical cognition) as the absolute standard by which to measure empathy, then indeed we would have to conclude autistics do not instinctively possess a good sense of empathy.
Similar: autist
Opposite: allistic
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unfit, severe, driver, asperger, asd, neurodivergent, aspergian, pdd, autismal, autistiform, autigender, aspergic, aspergerian, antiautistic, allistic, autonymic
noun
Opposite: allistic
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adj having or pertaining to autism
| Español | autista, autístico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자폐증적 japyejeungjeok |
| 中文 | 自閉 /自闭 zìbì |
| हिन्दी | स्वलीन svalīn |
| Português | autista |
| Français | autiste |
| Deutsch | autistisch |
| Italiano | autistico |
| Ελληνικά | αυτιστικός aftistikós |
| Русский | аутисти́ческий autistíčeskij, аутисти́чный autistíčnyj |
| العربية | تَوَحُّدِي tawaḥḥudī |
| עברית | אוֹטִיסְטִי otistí |
Talk about this word "autistic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/autistic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. autistic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/autistic "autistic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/autistic.Cite this
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title = {autistic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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