Afrikaans

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Etymology

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Compound of gehoor (hearing) +‎ afasie (aphasia).

Noun

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gehoorafasie (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) any form of Wernicke's aphasia affecting comprehension of spoken language, as opposed to written language
    Synonym: woorddoofheid
    Hypernym: Wernicke se afasie