alexia

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun inability to perceive written words

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + λέξις (léxis, “speech”) + -ia.

In classic literature

Synonyms

visual aphasia, word blindness

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