1. loss or impairment of the ability to use or understand language, typically caused by brain damage
Usage: medical

Examples

• The stroke left him with aphasia, making it difficult to find the right words.
• Speech therapy can help patients with aphasia regain some language abilities.
• Broca’s aphasia affects speech production more than comprehension.
• The neurologist explained that aphasia results from damage to language centers in the brain.
• Her aphasia improved gradually over several months of treatment.
• Patients with aphasia may understand everything but struggle to speak.
• The family learned sign language to communicate with their father who had aphasia.