"dysphemia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dysphemias [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “speech”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|δυσ-||bad}} Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dysphemia (countable and uncountable, plural dysphemias)
  1. A speech impediment characterized by stammering or stuttering usually resulting from emotional or psychological causes. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dysphemia-en-noun-~gMuQ~l5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. (obsolete) The replacement of a word or phrase with a more vulgar or offensive substitute. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dysphemia-en-noun-vwEhrSMq

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