paraphasia

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ -phasia.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pæɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɛɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/

Noun

paraphasia (plural paraphasias)

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

Related terms

• paraphasic

See also

• paranomia
• malapropism