paraphasia

/ ˌpærəˈfeɪzɪə /

noun

1. a defect of speech in which the normal flow of words is interrupted by inappropriate words and phrases

Word History and Origins

Origin of paraphasia¹

C20: from Greek para- ¹+ -phasia , from phanai to speak

Example Sentences

He uses lots of phonemic paraphasia, where a person starts a word and then can't finish it so they say something that sounds similar such as "misses" instead of "missiles."

From Salon

These are examples of what we call phonemic paraphasia which is associated with underlying brain damage.

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The incidence of these kinds of mistakes takes him into this realm of phonemic paraphasia, which is a sign of underlying brain damage, not just aging.

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Trump has also been displaying another kind of paraphasia, called semantic paraphasia, also associated with cognitive deterioration.

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Semantic paraphasia is a qualitative marker - not of aging -but of underlying disease.

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