agitophasia

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US/ˌæd͡ʒɪtoʊˈfeɪʒə/

noun

A condition characterized by abnormally rapid speech in which words, sounds, or syllables are unconsciously omitted, slurred, or distorted.

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agitolalia
OriginLatin agitō →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounagitophasia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA condition characterized by abnormally rapid speech in which words, sounds, or syllables are unconsciously omitted, slurred, or distorted.

    Thousands of persons suffer from agitophasia in some degree. This, in fact, is the most common of speech defect.

    1920, “Good News for Stutterers and Other Defectives in Speech”, in American Magazine, volume 90, page 177

    Synonyms: agitolalia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA condition characterized by abnormally rapid speech in which words, sounds, or syllables are unconsciously omitted, slurred, or distorted.

Similar
agitolalia

Origin

  1. Latinagitō“to put something in motion, drive, impel”
  2. Englishagitophasia

From Latin agitō (“to put something in motion, drive, impel”) + -phasia.

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“agitophasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agitophasia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agitophasia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agitophasia.

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