AGRAPHIA

agraphia, anorthography, logagraphia

(noun) a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

agraphia (usually uncountable, plural agraphias)

(pathology) A loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury).

The inability to write.

Synonyms

• dysgraphia

Source: Wiktionary


A*graph"i*a, n. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: The absence or loss of the power of expressing ideas by written signs. It is one form of aphasia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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