"disfluency" meaning in All languages combined

See disfluency on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪsflʊənsi/, /dɪsˈfluːənsi/ Forms: disfluencies [plural]
Etymology: dis- + fluency Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|fluency}} dis- + fluency Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} disfluency (countable and uncountable, plural disfluencies)
  1. Lack of fluency in speech; any of various breaks, irregularities, and non-lexical vocables that occur within otherwise fluent speech. Wikipedia link: speech disfluency Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: dysfluency Derived forms: speech disfluency Related terms: disfluent
    Sense id: en-disfluency-en-noun-gjitSx-v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-

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