alexia
alexia · alexias
The inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writingThe inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing.
US/əˈlɛk.si.ə/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing.
More definitions
- inability to perceive written words
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + λέξις (léxis, “speech”) + -ia.From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + λέξις (léxis, “speech”) + -ia.
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Forms
plural: alexiasSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- inability to perceive written words:visual aphasiaword blindness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedalexic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable