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noun Pathology.
inability to comprehend the meanings of words though they are heard, caused by lesions of the auditory center of the brain.
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Origin of word deafness
First recorded in 1885â90
OTHER WORDS FROM word deafness
word-deaf, adjectiveWords nearby word deafness
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word deafness
noun
loss of ability to understand spoken words, esp as the result of a cerebral lesionAlso called: auditory aphasia
Derived forms of word deafness
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