paraphasia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended.

Pronunciation

/pæɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/ /pɛɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/

Word forms

paraphasia paraphasias

Etymology

From para- + -phasia.

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