Phrase guide

Asperger's syndrome

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈæspɜːɡəz ˈsɪndɹəʊm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈæspɜːdʒəz ˈsɪndɹəʊm/
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  • US: /ˈæspɝɡɚz ˈsɪndɹoʊm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An autism-related developmental disorder characterised by sustained impairment in social interaction and nonverbal communication and by repetitive behaviour as well as restricted interests and routines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, uncountable

Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: AS, Asperger's, autistic psychopathy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pervasive developmental disorder, autism spectrum disorder

2

noun

Meaning 2

a psychiatric disorder usually noted during early school years; characterized by impaired social relations and by repetitive patterns of behavior

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folie

History

Etymology

Named after Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger (1906–1980).

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Aspergersindroom — autism related developmental disorder
  • Arabic: متلازمة اسبرجر — autism related developmental disorder
  • Chinese Cantonese: 亞氏保加症 /亚氏保加症 (aa3 si6 bou2 gaa1 zing3) — autism related developmental disorder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞斯伯格症候群 /亚斯伯格症候群 (Yàsībógé zhènghòuqún) — autism related developmental disorder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿斯伯格綜合徵 /阿斯伯格综合征 (Āsībógé zōnghézhēng) — autism related developmental disorder
  • Czech: Aspergerův syndrom — autism related developmental disorder
  • Danish: Aspergers syndrom — autism related developmental disorder
  • Dutch: syndroom van Asperger — autism related developmental disorder
  • Dutch: aspergersyndroom — autism related developmental disorder
  • Estonian: Aspergeri sündroom — autism related developmental disorder
  • Finnish: Aspergerin oireyhtymä — autism related developmental disorder
  • Finnish: Aspergerin syndrooma — autism related developmental disorder
  • French: syndrome d'Asperger — autism related developmental disorder
  • West-Frisian: Aspergersyndroam — autism related developmental disorder
  • West-Frisian: Aspergersyndroom — autism related developmental disorder
  • German: Asperger-Syndrom — autism related developmental disorder
  • Greek: σύνδρομο Άσπεργκερ (sýndromo Áspergker) — autism related developmental disorder
  • Hebrew: תסמונת אספרגר — autism related developmental disorder
  • Hindi: आस्पेर्गर सिंड्रोम (āspergar siṇḍrom) — autism related developmental disorder
  • Hungarian: Asperger-szindróma — autism related developmental disorder
  • Icelandic: Asperger helkenni — autism related developmental disorder
  • Indonesian: sindrom Asperger — autism related developmental disorder
  • Italian: sindrome di Asperger — autism related developmental disorder
  • Japanese: アスペルガー症候群 (Asuperugā shōkōgun) — autism related developmental disorder
  • Kazakh: Аспергера нышанаты (Aspergera nyşanaty) — autism related developmental disorder
  • Kazakh: Аспергера синдромы (Aspergera sindromy) — autism related developmental disorder
  • Korean: 아스퍼거 증후군 (Aseupeogeo jeunghugun) — autism related developmental disorder
  • Latvian: Aspergera sindroms — autism related developmental disorder
  • Lithuanian: Aspergerio sindromas — autism related developmental disorder
  • Persian: نشانگان آسپرگر (nešânegân-e âsperger) — autism related developmental disorder
  • Polish: zespół Aspergera — autism related developmental disorder
  • Portuguese: síndrome de Asperger — autism related developmental disorder
  • Romanian: sindromul Asperger — autism related developmental disorder
  • Russian: синдро́м Аспе́ргера (sindróm Aspérgera) — autism related developmental disorder
  • Serbo-Croatian: Aspergerov sindrom — autism related developmental disorder
  • Spanish: síndrome de Asperger — autism related developmental disorder
  • Swahili: ugonjwa wa asperger — autism related developmental disorder
  • Swedish: Aspergers syndrom — autism related developmental disorder
  • Thai: กลุ่มอาการแอสเปอร์เจอร์ — autism related developmental disorder
  • Turkish: Asperger sendromu — autism related developmental disorder
  • Vietnamese: hội chứng Asperger — autism related developmental disorder
  • Yiddish: אַספּערגער־סינדראָם (asperger-sindrom) — autism related developmental disorder