Dictionary

agraphia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• ə-gră′fē-ə
• /ˌeɪˈɡɹæ.fi.ə/ (US)
• /əˈɡɹæ.fi.ə/ (US)
• ā′gră′fē-ə

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā)lbor. English -graphia English agraphia From a- + -graphia.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury).
   • "Inability to speak, that is of course," amplified Dr. Olivant with dignified severity. "And as we see here"—tapping the pad that he still held—"inability to write: agraphia." 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London, page 159:
2. (uncountable, usually) The inability to write.

Forms

Deriveds

agraphic

Synonyms

dysgraphia

Translations (19)

io agrafio (inability to write) · pl agrafia (loss of writing ability) · fi agrafia (loss of writing ability) · sv ej kunna skriva (inability to write) · es agrafia (loss of writing ability) · fi kirjoituskyvyttömyys (loss of writing ability) · pt agrafia (loss of writing ability) · eo agrafio (inability to write) · es agrafía (loss of writing ability) · io agrafio (loss of writing ability) · ia agraphia (loss of writing ability) · ia agraphia (inability to write) · fi kirjoitustaidottomuus (inability to write) · pt agrafia (inability to write) · eo agrafio (loss of writing ability) · fr agraphie (loss of writing ability) · sv ej vara skrivkunnig (inability to write) · sv agrafi (loss of writing ability) · pl agrafia (inability to write)