paraphasia

/ (ˌpærəˈfeɪzɪə) /


noun
  1. a defect of speech in which the normal flow of words is interrupted by inappropriate words and phrases

Origin of paraphasia

1
C20: from Greek para- 1 + -phasia, from phanai to speak

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