Communication Disorders

noun loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage

• Aphasia is a language disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate.
• My grandmother had aphasia after her stroke and had trouble finding the right words to say.
• I heard that dude has aphasia and can't even speak properly.
• His aphasia felt like a barrier between him and the rest of the world.

noun a speech disorder characterized by involuntary pauses and repetitions of sounds, syllables, or words

verb present participle form of the verb 'stammer', which means to speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions

• The professor noticed the student stammering during the presentation.
• I could tell he was nervous because he started stammering while talking to the girl he liked.
• Why are you stammering so much? Just spit it out already!
• Her heart was stammering with excitement as she waited for the results.

noun a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the voice, speech, and language

• The phoniatrician specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders related to speech and voice.
• My friend is seeing a phoniatrician for help with his stutter.
• I heard the phoniatrician can work wonders with vocal cord issues.
• The phoniatrician is like a voice magician, fixing all kinds of speech problems.

noun a motor speech disorder resulting from neurological injury or disease affecting the muscles used for speech production

• Dysarthria is a speech disorder characterized by slurred or difficult-to-understand speech.
• My uncle has dysarthria, so sometimes it's hard to understand him when he talks.
• I heard that guy at the party has dysarthria, but he's still a great storyteller.
• The politician's speech was filled with dysarthria, as he stumbled over his words and failed to communicate effectively.