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stress deafness

stress deafness noun: an inconsistent perception or processing of phonological stress by a speaker of a fixed stress language.

Noun

stress deafness (uncountable)

  1. An inconsistent perception or processing of phonological stress by a speaker of a fixed stress language.

Questions about stress deafness

What does stress deafness mean?
Stress deafness means an inconsistent perception or processing of phonological stress by a speaker of a fixed stress language.
What part of speech is stress deafness?
Stress deafness is a noun.

Words near stress deafness in the dictionary

  1. stress accent
  2. stress accents
  3. stress ball
  4. stress balls
  5. stress cardiomyopathy
  6. stress deafness
  7. stress eating
  8. stress fracture
  9. stress fractures
  10. stress function
  11. stress functions

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