Aphonic (Adjective)
Meaning
Being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The singer's vocal cords were severely strained, leaving her aphonic for the remainder of the tour.
- After a nasty bout of laryngitis, John was aphonic for weeks, struggling to communicate with his family.
- The accident left her aphonic, unable to speak above a whisper for months while her vocal cords healed.
- The doctor warned that the patient would be aphonic for several weeks after the surgery to remove the tumor from her throat.
- The aphonic patient scribbled notes to her nurse, unable to speak due to the severe inflammation in her vocal cords.