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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.
word deafness
noun
- loss of ability to understand spoken words, esp as the result of a cerebral lesion Also calledauditory aphasia
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Derived Forms
- ˈ·É´Ç°ù»å-ËŒ»å±ð²¹´Ú, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ·É´Ç°ù»å-»å±ð²¹´Ú adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of word deafness1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
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˜yÐÄvlog blindness, sometimes used as the equivalent of visual aphasia, is, like word deafness, a misleading term.
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In other cases, we find, instead of this music deafness, the word deafness mentioned just above.
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The jargon talk that so often accompanies word deafness reminds us of the fact that speech is first of all auditory to the child.
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