DISFLUENCY Definition & Meaning

disfluency

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[ dis-floo-uhn-see ]

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noun

plural disfluencies

Pathology. impairment of the ability to produce smooth, fluent speech.
an interruption in the smooth flow of speech, as by a pause or the repetition of a word or syllable.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of disfluency¹

First recorded in 1975–80; dis- ¹ + fluency ( def )

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While 2 percent of children stutter, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, most outgrow this disfluency, often without intervention.

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I’d have done anything to avoid giving a speech in which my disfluency showed.

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Harder-to-read fonts promote better learning, according to psychologists who call this paradox “disfluency.”

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People who stutter experience an excessive amount of disfluency, or involuntary speech disruptions, stumbling over at least 10 percent of their words.

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It also matters when the speech “disfluency” occurs, Ms. Marshall said.

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