defect_of_speech (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *defect of speech*:
NOUN	state	defect of speech, speech disorder, speech defect	a disorder of oral speech

English > *defect of speech*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	A disorder of oral speech.
Synonyms	speech disorder, speech defect
Narrower	anarthria	partial or total loss of articulate speech resulting from lesions of the central nervous system
	aphonia, voicelessness	A disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
	cataphasia	A speech disorder in which the same word is repeated / repeated several times in succession
	dysarthria	impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature
	dyslogia	impaired ability to express ideas verbally
	dysphonia	speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation
	lallation	defective articulation of the 'l' phoneme or the phoneme 'r' is pronounced as 'l'
	lambdacism	speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme 'l'
	lisp	A speech defect that involves pronouncing 's' like voiceless 'th' and 'z' like voiced 'th'
	stammer, stutter	A speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
Broader	disorder, upset	A physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal / normal functioning

HyperDic: defect_of_speech