单词 | dysphemia |
释义 | > as lemmasdysphemia dysphemia n. Brit. /(ˌ)dɪsˈfiːmɪə/ , U.S. /dɪsˈfimiə/ stammering (see quots.). [ < post-classical Latin dysphemia ill repute, slander (3rd cent. in a grammarian) < ancient Greek δυσϕημία words of ill omen, ill report, slander < δύσφημος of ill omen, slanderous ( < δυσ- dys- prefix + ϕήμη words, speech: see pheme n.) + -ία -ia suffix1.] ΚΠ 1894 C. F. Coxwell in Intercolonial Q. Jrnl. Med. & Surg. I. 3 Dysphemia, or stammering, is regarded by most persons as an annoying trick. 1933 S. M. Stinchfield Speech Disorders vi. 116 Dysphemia is defined as intermittent and variable nervous disorders of speech accompanying certain psychoneuroses. 1940 Q. Jrnl. Speech Apr. 203 Dysphemia, speech difficulty, usually related to a psychoneurotic or nervous condition. 1957 L. E. Travis Handbk. Speech Pathol. (1959) ii. 55 Dysphemia, a nervous disorder of speech arising from psychological disturbance; includes stuttering. < as lemmas |
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