-phasia

1. a combining form used in the names of speech disorders, as specified by the initial element:

   aphasia.

-phasia

combining form

1. indicating speech disorder of a specified kind

   aphasia

Derived Forms

• -phasic, combining_form:in_adjectivecombining_form:in_noun:countable

Word History and Origins

Origin of -phasia¹

< Greek, combining form akin to phánai to speak

Word History and Origins

Origin of -phasia¹

from Greek, from phanai to speak

Example Sentences

Abdul had helped his partner, Phasia, recover from two overdoses before she died at a friend’s apartment, and lately whenever Abdul remembered that night, his mind wandered from the entryway of the garage up to the sixth-story roof, where he sometimes imagined walking up to the edge and falling.

From New York Times

His longtime partner, Phasia McKee, had died in November of a suspected fentanyl overdose at 46 years old.

From New York Times

Homais, married to the unloved Prince of Libardian, had had many lovers in her progress to the throne of Phasia: among them, Ismael, who had remained her creature and is willing to kill the Prince for one more night's favors.

From Project Gutenberg