Meanings
nounaphantasiac (plural aphantasiacs)
plural aphantasiacs
- A person who has aphantasia.
So while an aphantasiac could recognise a loved one, or identify them in a photograph, they wouldn’t be able to ‘picture’ them if they’re not there.
2018, 5 live News, "When you can’t picture your own family: Life with aphantasia", BBCSynonyms: aphant
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who has aphantasia.
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Translations
Finnish afantaasikko
- afantaasikkoperson
Polish osoba z afantazją
- osoba z afantazjąperson
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