paraphasia
paraphasia · paraphasias
A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from…A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended.
UK/pæɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/US/pɛɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended.
Origin
From para- + -phasia.From para- + -phasia.
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Forms
plural: paraphasias| Singular | paraphasia |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable