spastic

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Of, relating to, or affected by spasm.
2. Of or relating to spastic paralysis.
3. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Incompetent or physically uncoordinated.
4. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Hyperactive or behaving erratically.

Noun

1. (especially, offensive) A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy.
2. (colloquial, derogatory, especially, offensive) A stupid, clumsy person.

Concepts

spasmodique

spastique

hyperactif

spasmophilique

suractif

dû à un spasme

handicapé moteur

Synonymes

spasmodic

convulsive

jerky

cripple

jumpy

lame

mongoloid

paralysed

spasm

supercaffeinated

crippled

fitful

hyperactive

Traductions

spastisch

spastico

spasmodico

spastisch

Spastiker

σπασμωδικός

espasmódico

convulsivo

spasmatisch

espasmòdic

krampachtig

spasmodisch

espasmódico

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈspastɪk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à français: spastique

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός (spastikós, “drawing in”). By surface analysis, spasm + -tic + -spas(m). Cf. French spastique and see also spasm.