paraphasia

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UK/pæɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/US/pɛɹəˈfeɪ̯ʒə/

noun

A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended.

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Meanings

nounparaphasia (countable and uncountable, plural paraphasias)

plural paraphasias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended.

Origin

From para- + -phasia.

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APA

paraphasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraphasia

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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