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autistic

Pronunciation: /ɔːˈtɪs.tɪk/

The English word “autistic” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having, characteristic of, or relating to autism.
  2. Socially inept, self-absorbed, or stupid.
  3. Characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism. Obsessive.
  4. Lame, uncool, stupid.

noun

  1. A person who has autism.

Etymology

From autism + -istic or -tic. First attested in 1913. The modern clinical sense is first used in 1943 by Leo Kanner.

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