What does paraphasia mean?
Paraphasia means (pathology) A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended..
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/pæɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/ · noun
(pathology) A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended..
Use paraphasia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Paraphasia means (pathology) A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended..
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Use paraphasia where its definition matches the intended context.
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