dysphasia

dys·pha·sia

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dis-fey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
- /dɪsˈfeɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dis-fey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
- /dɪsˈfeɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə/

Definitions of dysphasia word

noun dysphasia inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion. 1
noun dysphasia Language disorder marked by deficiency in the generation of speech, and sometimes also in its comprehension, due to brain disease or damage. 1
noun dysphasia a disorder of language caused by a brain lesion 0
noun dysphasia impairment of the ability to speak or, sometimes, to understand language, as the result of brain injury, a brain tumor, etc. 0
noun dysphasia (pathology) Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain. 0

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Origin of dysphasia

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; dys- + (a)phasia

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Parts of speech for Dysphasia

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dysphasia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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