disfluency
noun
dis·flu·en·cy
dis-ˈflü-ən(t)-sē
variants
or dysfluency
1
: an involuntary disruption in the flow of speech that may occur during normal childhood development of spoken language or during normal adult speech but is most often symptomatic of a speech impairment
especially
: a disorder of vocal communication that is marked by frequent involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by repetition of all or part of a word or by prolonging vocal sounds) and typically has an onset during childhood : stuttering
2
: an act or instance of disfluency : stutter
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“Disfluency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disfluency. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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