noun
Meaning 1
An autistic person, a person with autism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
autist
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɔː.tɪst/
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rhymes with -ɔːtɪst
noun
Meaning 2
A person characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, derogatory, offensive
Qualifier: often self-deprecatory
Examples
- autists arguing about 'muh graphics'
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English autism Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English autist From autism + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 自閉症患者 /自闭症患者 (zìbìzhèng huànzhě) — person with autism
- Danish: autist — person with autism
- Dutch: autist — person with autism
- Dutch: autiste — person with autism
- Esperanto: aŭtismulo — person with autism
- Finnish: autisti — person with autism
- French: autiste — person with autism
- West-Frisian: autist — person with autism
- German: Autist — person with autism
- German: Autistin — person with autism
- Greek: αυτιστικό (aftistikó) — person with autism
- Hebrew: אוטיסט (otíst) — person with autism
- Hungarian: autista — person with autism
- Ido: autisto — person with autism
- Italian: autista — person with autism
- Korean: 자폐인 (japyein) — person with autism
- Polish: autyk — person with autism
- Polish: autystyk — person with autism
- Polish: autysta — person with autism
- Polish: autystka — person with autism
- Polish: autyczka — person with autism
- Russian: аути́ст (autíst) — person with autism
- Spanish: autista — person with autism
- Swedish: autist — person with autism