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APHASIC

/əˈfeɪzək/7 letters

Definition of APHASIC

adjective

Affected by, or pertaining to, aphasia.

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Other senses

APHASIC carries 4 further meanings.

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling aphasia; suffering from aphasia.

  2. noun

    A person affected with aphasia.

  3. adjective

    Pertaining to, or affected by, aphasia; speechless.

  4. noun

    One who is afflicted by symptoms of aphasia.

Where it comes from

From aphasia + -ic.

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APHASIC in a sentence

Most recent evidence shows that some infants who undego brain surgery do indeed suffer language impairment; and, conversely, that some aphasic adults may relocate part of their language functions in the right hemisphere (p. 98)

A is for Age (of onset) « An A-Z of ELT, 2010

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APHASIC in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 147 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 109
Its 42 boards, across 109 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
42
Boards found on
17
First board
108
Latest board
12
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First found by a player on Day 17, 6 June 2026.

Built from these letters

APHASIC
7
Letters
3
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

APHASIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AACHIPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.

Words that mean much the same

Near-synonyms of APHASIC. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.

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Words that start APHASI

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

APHASIAAPHASIACAPHASIASAPHASICSAPHASIACS

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from The Century Dictionary.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

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