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单词 word deafness
释义

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 of word deafness

First recorded in 1885–90

OTHER WORDS FROM word deafness

word-deaf, adjective

Words nearby word deafness

word blindness, wordbook, wordbreak, word burst, word class, word deafness, Worde, word for word, word game, word-hoard, wordie
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Example sentences from the Web for word deafness

  • The higher impressive central paths are disturbed: centro-sensory dysphasia and aphasia, or word-deafness.

    The Mind of the Child, Part II|W. Preyer

British Dictionary definitions for word deafness

word deafness

noun

loss of ability to understand spoken words, esp as the result of a cerebral lesionAlso called: auditory aphasia

Derived forms of word deafness

word-deaf, adjective
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Medical definitions for word deafness

word deafness

n.

Aphasia in which the meaning of ordinary spoken words becomes incomprehensible.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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