word deafness
noun Pathology.
inability to comprehend the meanings of words though they are heard, caused by lesions of the auditory center of the brain.
Origin of word deafness
First recorded in 1885–90
OTHER WORDS FROM word deafness
word-deaf, adjectiveWords nearby word deafness
word association,
word association test,
word blindness,
word burst,
word class,
word deafness,
word for word,
word game,
word of god,
word of honor,
word of mouth
Example sentences from the Web for word deafness
The higher impressive central paths are disturbed: centro-sensory dysphasia and aphasia, or word-deafness.
The Mind of the Child, Part II |W. Preyer
British Dictionary definitions for word deafness
word deafness
noun
loss of ability to understand spoken words, esp as the result of a cerebral lesion
Also called: auditory aphasia
Derived forms of word deafness
word-deaf, adjectiveMedical definitions for word deafness
word deafness
n.
Aphasia in which the meaning of ordinary spoken words becomes incomprehensible.