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acataphasia

 

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Noun acataphasia has 1 sense
  1. acataphasia - a disorder in which a lesion to the central nervous system leaves you unable to formulate a statement or to express yourself in an organized manner
    --1 is a kind of
    brain disorder, encephalopathy, brain disease

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Acataphasia


Definition:

Acataphasia refers to a specific language disorder where an individual struggles with producing meaningful or coherent speech.

Sense 1:

Noun: A specific language disorder characterized by difficulty in expressing coherent speech.

Example sentence: She suffered from acataphasia, causing her to have trouble finding the right words to express her thoughts.

Sense 2:

Noun: A rare medical condition where the individual has difficulty in comprehending written or spoken words.

Example sentence: The patient's acataphasia made it challenging for him to understand the meaning behind simple sentences.

Sense 3:

Noun: The feeling of being overwhelmed by language, resulting in the inability to form coherent thoughts or speech.

Example sentence: His acataphasia was exacerbated during public speaking, making it impossible for him to articulate his ideas cohesively.

Sense 4:

Adjective: Describing something that is linguistically confusing or disordered.

Example sentence: The author's style was intentionally acataphasic, utilizing fragmented sentences to convey a sense of chaos.

Sense 5:

Adjective: Pertaining to a local dialect or slang, typically limited to a specific region or community.

Example sentence: They spoke with acataphasic terms that could only be understood by locals in that particular area.


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