Meanings
alternative Asperger syndrome
- dateduncountablemedicineA developmental disorder characterised by the autistic symptoms of sustained impairment in social interaction and nonverbal communication and by repetitive behaviour as well as restricted interests and routines but yet typically no impairment in the instrumental use of language nor intellectual disability.
Synonyms: AS, Asperger's, autistic psychopathy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA developmental disorder characterised by the autistic symptoms of sustained impairment in social interaction and nonverbal communication and by repetitive behaviour as well as restricted interests and routines but yet typically no impairment in the instrumental use of language nor intellectual disability.
Origin
Named after Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger (1906–1980).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Aspergersindroom
- Aspergersindroomautism related developmental disorder
Arabic متلازمة اسبرجر
- متلازمة اسبرجرautism related developmental disorder
Chinese Cantonese 亞氏保加症 /亚氏保加症
- 亞氏保加症 /亚氏保加症 (aa³ si⁶ bou² gaa¹ zing³)autism related developmental disorder
Chinese Mandarin 亞斯伯格症候群 /亚斯伯格症候群, 阿斯伯格綜合徵 /阿斯伯格综合征
- 亞斯伯格症候群 /亚斯伯格症候群 (Yàsībógé zhènghòuqún)autism related developmental disorder
- 阿斯伯格綜合徵 /阿斯伯格综合征 (Āsībógé zōnghézhēng)autism related developmental disorder
Czech Aspergerův syndrom
- Aspergerův syndromautism related developmental disorder
Danish Aspergers syndrom
- Aspergers syndromautism related developmental disorder
Dutch syndroom van Asperger, aspergersyndroom
- syndroom van Aspergerautism related developmental disorder
- aspergersyndroomautism related developmental disorder
Estonian Aspergeri sündroom
- Aspergeri sündroomautism related developmental disorder
Finnish Aspergerin oireyhtymä, Aspergerin syndrooma
- Aspergerin oireyhtymäautism related developmental disorder
- Aspergerin syndroomaautism related developmental disorder
French syndrome d'Asperger
- syndrome d'Aspergerautism related developmental disorder
German Asperger-Syndrom
- Asperger-Syndromautism related developmental disorder
Greek σύνδρομο Άσπεργκερ
- σύνδρομο Άσπεργκερ (sýndromo Áspergker)autism related developmental disorder
Hebrew תסמונת אספרגר
- תסמונת אספרגרautism related developmental disorder
Hindi आस्पेर्गर सिंड्रोम
- आस्पेर्गर सिंड्रोम (āspergar siṇḍrom)autism related developmental disorder
Hungarian Asperger-szindróma
- Asperger-szindrómaautism related developmental disorder
Icelandic Asperger helkenni
- Asperger helkenniautism related developmental disorder
Indonesian sindrom Asperger
- sindrom Aspergerautism related developmental disorder
Italian sindrome di Asperger
- sindrome di Aspergerautism related developmental disorder
Japanese アスペルガー症候群
- アスペルガー症候群 (Asuperugā shōkōgun)autism related developmental disorder
Korean 아스퍼거 증후군
- 아스퍼거 증후군 (Aseupeogeo jeunghugun)autism related developmental disorder
Latvian Aspergera sindroms
- Aspergera sindromsautism related developmental disorder
Lithuanian Aspergerio sindromas
- Aspergerio sindromasautism related developmental disorder
Persian نشانگان آسپرگر
- نشانگان آسپرگر (nešânegân-e âsperger)autism related developmental disorder
Polish zespół Aspergera
- zespół Aspergeraautism related developmental disorder
Portuguese síndrome de Asperger
- síndrome de Aspergerautism related developmental disorder
Romanian sindromul Asperger
- sindromul Aspergerautism related developmental disorder
Russian синдро́м Аспе́ргера
- синдро́м Аспе́ргера (sindróm Aspérgera)autism related developmental disorder
Spanish síndrome de Asperger
- síndrome de Aspergerautism related developmental disorder
Swahili ugonjwa wa asperger
- ugonjwa wa aspergerautism related developmental disorder
Swedish Aspergers syndrom
- Aspergers syndromautism related developmental disorder
Thai กลุ่มอาการแอสเปอร์เจอร์
- กลุ่มอาการแอสเปอร์เจอร์autism related developmental disorder
Turkish Asperger sendromu
- Asperger sendromuautism related developmental disorder
Vietnamese hội chứng Asperger
- hội chứng Aspergerautism related developmental disorder
Yiddish אַספּערגער־סינדראָם
- אַספּערגער־סינדראָם (asperger-sindrom)autism related developmental disorder
Cite this entry
Asperger's syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asperger's%20syndrome
“Asperger's syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asperger's%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Asperger's syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asperger's%20syndrome.
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