Phrase guide

Broca's aphasia

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A disorder where a sufferer is unable to use fluent grammar when speaking or writing, and utterances are almost always ungrammatical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: motor aphasia, ataxic aphasia, expressive aphasia, nonfluent aphasia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: aphasia

History

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Broca se afasie — a disorder where a suffer is unable to use fluent grammar
  • Finnish: Brocan afasia — a disorder where a suffer is unable to use fluent grammar
  • Finnish: ekspressiivinen afasia — a disorder where a suffer is unable to use fluent grammar
  • French: aphasie de Broca — a disorder where a suffer is unable to use fluent grammar
  • Indonesian: afasia Broca — a disorder where a suffer is unable to use fluent grammar
  • Indonesian: afasia ekspresif — a disorder where a suffer is unable to use fluent grammar
  • Portuguese: afasia de Broca — a disorder where a suffer is unable to use fluent grammar