disfluency
noun
dis·​flu·​en·​cy
| \ dis-ˈflü-ən(t)-sē
\
\
variants:
or dysfluency
Definition of disfluency
1
: an involuntary disruption in the flow of speech that may occur during normal childhood development of spoken language or during normal adult speech but is most often symptomatic of a speech impairment
especially
: a disorder of vocal communication that is marked by frequent involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by repetition of all or part of a word or by prolonging vocal sounds) and typically has an onset during childhood : stuttering
2
: an act or instance of disfluency : stutter
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Other Words from disfluency
disfluent
\ dis-​ˈflü-​ənt
\
or dysfluent
adjective
\
or dysfluent
adjective
a disfluent child
dysfluent speech
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disfluency
noun
dis·​flu·​en·​cy
variants:
or dysfluency \ (ˌ)dis-​ˈflü-​ən(t)-​sē
\
\
plural disfluencies
Medical Definition of disfluency
1
: an involuntary disruption in the flow of speech that may occur during normal childhood development of spoken language or during normal adult speech but is most often symptomatic of a speech impairment
especially
: a disorder of vocal communication that is marked by frequent involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by repetition of all or part of a word or by prolonging vocal sounds) and typically has an onset during childhood : stuttering
2
: an act or instance of disfluency : stutter
Other Words from disfluency
disfluent
or dysfluent \ (ˌ)dis-​ˈflü-​ənt
\
adjective
\
adjective
a disfluent child
dysfluent speech