asperger's syndrome
noun
Simple meaning
An autism-related developmental disorder characterised by sustained impairment in social interaction and nonverbal communication and by repetitive behaviour as well as restricted interests and routines.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈæspɚɡɚɛsɪndɹoʊm
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
dateduncountableneurology
An autism-related developmental disorder characterised by sustained impairment in social interaction and nonverbal communication and by repetitive behaviour as well as restricted interests and routines.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: (dated, uncountable, neurology) An autism-related developmental disorder characterised by sustained impairment in social interaction and nonverbal communication and by repetitive behaviour as well as restricted interests and routines.
Used this way, asperger's syndrome is an older-sounding word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Dated
- Connotation
- Old-fashioned
- Usage feel
- Dated in modern speech
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
- Historical writing
Usage note
This meaning still makes sense to most readers, but it sounds a generation behind current usage.
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