speech impediment
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speech impediment — UK US noun [countable] [singular speech impediment plural speech impediments] a difficulty in speaking caused by nervousness or by a physical problem Thesaurus: pronunciation and pronouncing wordssynonym … Useful english dictionary
speech impediment — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms speech impediment : singular speech impediment plural speech impediments a difficulty in speaking caused by nervousness or by a physical problem … English dictionary
speech impediment — speech im.pediment n a physical or nervous problem that affects your speech … Dictionary of contemporary English
speech impediment — speech disorder, problem with speaking … English contemporary dictionary
speech disorder — n. any conspicuous speech imperfection, or variation from accepted speech patterns, caused either by a physical defect in the speech organs or by a mental disorder, as aphasia, stuttering, etc. * * * ▪ medicine Introduction any of the… … Universalium
impediment — ► NOUN 1) a hindrance or obstruction. 2) (also speech impediment) a defect in a person s speech, such as a lisp or stammer … English terms dictionary
impediment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hindrance, obstacle. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Something that impedes] Syn. hindrance, obstacle, obstruction, barrier, block, bar, clog, stop, encumbrance, difficulty, check, retardation, stoppage,… … English dictionary for students
impediment — n. 1) a speech impediment 2) an impediment to (an impediment to progress) * * * [ɪm pedɪmənt] a speech impediment an impediment to (an impediment to progress) … Combinatory dictionary
impediment — [[t]ɪmpe̱dɪmənt[/t]] impediments 1) N COUNT: oft N to n, also without N Something that is an impediment to a person or thing makes their movement, development, or progress difficult. [FORMAL] He was satisfied there was no legal impediment to the… … English dictionary
impediment — UK [ɪmˈpedɪmənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms impediment : singular impediment plural impediments 1) formal something that makes it more difficult for someone to do something or more difficult for something to happen impediment to: The size… … English dictionary
