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paraphasia

UK/pæɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/US/pɛɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/

paraphasia noun: a symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended.

Noun

paraphasia (countable and uncountable, plural paraphasias)

  1. A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended.

paraphasia meaning in Tamil

paraphasia in Tamil

அரைகுறைபேச்சு, தொடர்பற்ற சொற்பேச்சு

Forms of paraphasia

pluralparaphasias

Origin of paraphasia

From para- + -phasia.

Questions about paraphasia

What does paraphasia mean?
Paraphasia means a symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended.
What is paraphasia in Tamil?
Paraphasia in Tamil is அரைகுறைபேச்சு, தொடர்பற்ற சொற்பேச்சு. See Paraphasia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is paraphasia?
Paraphasia is a noun.
How do you pronounce paraphasia?
Paraphasia is pronounced /pæɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/ (UK).
What is the plural of paraphasia?
The plural of paraphasia is paraphasias.

Words near paraphasia in the dictionary

  1. parapharingeal
  2. parapharmaceutical
  3. parapharmaceuticals
  4. parapharmacy
  5. parapharyngeal
  6. paraphasia
  7. paraphasias
  8. paraphasic
  9. paraphed
  10. paraphenomenal
  11. paraphenylene

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paraphasia (page history and authors); paraphasia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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