spastic

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

spastisch

spasmodisch

krampachtig

hyperactief

Synoniemen

spasmodic

convulsive

jerky

cripple

jumpy

lame

mongoloid

paralysed

spasm

supercaffeinated

crippled

fitful

hyperactive

Vertalingen

spastisch

spastico

spasmodique

spastique

Spastiker

spasmodico

espasmódico

σπασμωδικός

convulsivo

espasmódico

spasmatisch

espasmòdic

spazmodik

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈspastɪk/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Frans: 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.