autist

See also: Autist

English

Etymology

From autism + -ist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔː.tɪst/

Noun

autist (plural autists)

  1. An autistic person, a person with autism.
    • 1995, Oliver Sacks, An Anthropologist on Mars:
      Most autists are not artists, as most artists are not autists; but in the chance of their coming together [] there must, I think, be an interaction between the two, so that the art takes on some of the strengths and weaknesses of autism []
    • 2011, W M Bernstein, A Basic Theory of Neuropsychoanalysis:
      Like children and animals, autists have relatively rudimentary conceptual lives.
  2. (Internet slang, offensive, derogatory, often self-deprecating) A person characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.
    autists arguing about 'muh graphics'

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Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from English autist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑu̯ˈtɪst/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: au‧tist
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

autist m (plural autisten, diminutive autistje n)

  1. autist, person with autism

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French autiste.

Adjective

autist m or n (feminine singular autistă, masculine plural autiști, feminine and neuter plural autiste)

  1. autistic

Declension

Noun

autist m (plural autiști)

  1. someone who is autistic

Declension

Swedish

Noun

autist c

  1. (dated) an autist (person with autism)
  2. (Internet slang, derogatory or self-deprecatory) an autist

Usage notes

"Autistisk" (autistic) or "... som har autism" (who has autism) or "... med autism" (with autism) is more common in modern times.

Declension

Declension of autist 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative autist autisten autister autisterna
Genitive autists autistens autisters autisternas

References

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