patient role

/ˌpeɪʃənt roʊl/
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Definitions of patient role
  1. noun
    the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
    synonyms: affected role, patient
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    type of:
    participant role, semantic role
    (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause
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