Meanings
nounagraphia (usually uncountable, plural agraphias)
plural agraphias
- uncountableusuallymedicineA loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury).
"Inability to speak, that is of course," amplified Dr. Olivant with dignified severity. "And as we see here"—tapping the pad that he still held—"inability to write: agraphia."
1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nouna loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion
Similar
anorthographylogagraphia
Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Englisha-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
- Englishagraphia
Translations
Esperanto agrafio, agrafio
- agrafioloss of writing ability
- agrafioinability to write
Finnish agrafia, kirjoituskyvyttömyys
- agrafialoss of writing ability
- kirjoituskyvyttömyysloss of writing ability
- kirjoitustaidottomuusinability to write
French agraphie
- agraphieloss of writing ability
Polish agrafia, agrafia
- agrafialoss of writing ability
- agrafiainability to write
Portuguese agrafia, agrafia
- agrafialoss of writing ability
- agrafiainability to write
Spanish agrafía, agrafia
- agrafíaloss of writing ability
- agrafialoss of writing ability
Swedish agrafi, ej vara skrivkunnig
- agrafiloss of writing ability
- ej vara skrivkunniginability to write
- ej kunna skrivainability to write
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with agraphia
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APA
agraphia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agraphia
MLA
“agraphia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agraphia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agraphia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agraphia.
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