aphonia

a·pho·ni·a

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ey-foh-nee-uh]
- /eɪˈfoʊ ni ə/
- /æ.ˈfəʊ.njə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey-foh-nee-uh]
- /eɪˈfoʊ ni ə/

Definitions of aphonia word

noun aphonia loss of the voice caused by damage to the vocal tract 3
noun aphonia loss of voice due to an organic or functional disorder 3
noun aphonia loss of voice, especially due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs. 1
noun aphonia Loss of ability to speak through disease of or damage to the larynx or mouth. 1
noun aphonia (medicine) Loss of voice; the inability to speak. 0

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Origin of aphonia

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

1770-80; < New Latin < Greek: speechlessness. See a-6, phon-, -ia

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Parts of speech for Aphonia

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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aphonia popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for aphonia

noun aphonia

bashful — Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed.
freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
buck fever — nervous excitement felt by inexperienced hunters at the approach of game
butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
flop sweat — a sudden heavy perspiration caused by embarrassment

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