Meanings
nounautist (plural autists)
plural autists
- An autistic person, a person with autism.
Like children and animals, autists have relatively rudimentary conceptual lives.
2011, W M Bernstein, A Basic Theory of Neuropsychoanalysis1 more example
Most autists are not artists, as most artists are not autists; but in the chance of their coming together […] there must, I think, be an interaction between the two, so that the art takes on some of the strengths and weaknesses of autism […]
1995, Oliver Sacks, An Anthropologist on Mars - Internetderogatoryoffensiveoften self-deprecatoryA person characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.
autists arguing about 'muh graphics'
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 自閉症患者 /自闭症患者
- 自閉症患者 /自闭症患者 (zìbìzhèng huànzhě)person with autism
Danish autist
- autistperson with autism
Dutch autist, autiste
- autistperson with autism
- autisteperson with autism
Esperanto aŭtismulo
- aŭtismuloperson with autism
Finnish autisti
- autistiperson with autism
French autiste
- autisteperson with autism
German Autist, Autistin
- Autistperson with autism
- Autistinperson with autism
Greek αυτιστικό
- αυτιστικό (aftistikó)person with autism
Hebrew אוטיסט
- אוטיסט (otíst)person with autism
Hungarian autista
- autistaperson with autism
Italian autista
- autistaperson with autism
Korean 자폐인
- 자폐인 (japyein)person with autism
Polish autyk, autystyk
- autykperson with autism
- autystykperson with autism
- autystaperson with autism
- autystkaperson with autism
- autyczkaperson with autism
Russian аути́ст
- аути́ст (autíst)person with autism
Spanish autista
- autistaperson with autism
Swedish autist
- autistperson with autism
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
autist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autist
MLA
“autist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autist.
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