word-deafness

noun

Auditory aphasia, a condition in which the patient hears words but cannot understand them.

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Meanings

nounword-deafness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAuditory aphasia, a condition in which the patient hears words but cannot understand them.

Origin

From word + deafness. Compare word blindness.

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word-deafness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word-deafness

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“word-deafness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word-deafness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “word-deafness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word-deafness.

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