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dysphemia

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[dis-fee-mee-uh] / dɪsˈfi mi ə /

noun

Psychology.

  1. any impairment in the ability to speak.

Etymology

Origin of dysphemia

1890–95; < New Latin < Greek dys- dys- + phḗm ( ē ) utterance + -ia -ia

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More than half the hospital's 3,500 patients last year suffered from stuttering, scientifically known as dysphemia.

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