Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [dis-fee-mee-uh]
- /dɪsˈfi mi ə/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [dis-fee-mee-uh]
- /dɪsˈfi mi ə/
Definitions of dysphemia word
- noun dysphemia any impairment in the ability to speak. 1
- noun dysphemia A speech impediment characterized by stammering or stuttering usually resulting from emotional or psychological causes. 0
- noun dysphemia (Obsolete (No longer in use)) The replacement of a word or phrase with a more vulgar or offensive substitute. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of dysphemia
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < New Latin < Greek dys- dys- + phḗm(ē) utterance + -ia -ia
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dysphemia
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dysphemia popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
dysphemia usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with d
- Words starting with dy
- Words starting with dys
- Words starting with dysp
- Words starting with dysph
- Words starting with dysphe
- Words starting with dysphem
- Words starting with dysphemi
- Words starting with dysphemia