Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, loss, through disease, of the power of expressing one's self in formed sentences.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun =
dumbness . - noun A disorder of speech in which words can be uttered but not intelligibly joined together.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pathology Condition of being unable to
speak .
Etymologies
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a- + phrase + -ia
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Examples
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This taciturnity is not to be confounded with the paranoic aphrasia in certain insane persons -- e. g., in catatonia, where the will is paralyzed.
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
whichbe commented on the word aphrasia
Inability to speak, or to make intelligible phrases.
May 16, 2008
dontcry commented on the word aphrasia
Caused by too much supernaculum.
May 16, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word aphrasia
JM switched to aphrasia for a change.
April 25, 2011