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Meaning of "speech defect" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPEECH DEFECT

speech defect  [spiːtʃ ˈdiːfɛkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPEECH DEFECT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Speech defect is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPEECH DEFECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Speech disorder

Speech disorders or speech impediments are a type of communication disorder where 'normal' speech is disrupted. This can mean stuttering, lisps, etc. Someone who is unable to speak due to a speech disorder is considered mute.

Definition of speech defect in the English dictionary

The definition of speech defect in the dictionary is a disorder of speech.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPEECH DEFECT


affect
əˈfɛkt
aftereffect
ˈɑːftərɪˌfɛkt
coinfect
ˌkəʊɪnˈfɛkt
confect
kənˈfɛkt
counterfect
ˈkaʊntəˌfɛkt
defect
dɪˈfɛkt
disaffect
ˌdɪsəˈfɛkt
disinfect
ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛkt
effect
ɪˈfɛkt
infect
ɪnˈfɛkt
praefect
ˈpriːfɛkt
prefect
ˈpriːfɛkt
redefect
ˌriːdɪˈfɛkt
reinfect
ˌriːɪnˈfɛkt
subprefect
ˈsʌbˌpriːfɛkt
suffect
ˈsʌfɛkt
transfect
trænsˈfɛkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPEECH DEFECT

speech act
speech bubble
speech clinic
speech community
speech day
speech difficulty
speech disorder
speech from the throne
speech impediment
speech maker
speech making
speech organ
speech recognition
speech sound
speech synthesis
speech synthesiser
speech synthesizer
speech therapist
speech therapy
speech training

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPEECH DEFECT

birth defect
first prefect
Frenkel defect
hearing defect
imperfect
in effect
knock-on effect
latent defect
letter-perfect
mass defect
neural tube defect
perfect
pluperfect
point defect
refect
Schottky defect
side effect
sound effect
take effect
toxic effect

Synonyms and antonyms of speech defect in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «speech defect» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPEECH DEFECT

Find out the translation of speech defect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of speech defect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «speech defect» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

言语缺陷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

defecto en el habla
570 millions of speakers

English

speech defect
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाषण दोष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عيب الكلام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

речь дефект
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defeito de fala
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বক্তৃতা ত্রুটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trouble de la parole
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecacatan ucapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sprachfehler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

音声不良
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음성 결함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cacat wicara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khuyết tật nói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேச்சு குறைபாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भाषण दोष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

konuşma bozukluğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

difetto di pronuncia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wada mowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мова дефект
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defect de vorbire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομιλία ελάττωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spraakgebrek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

talfel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

talefeil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of speech defect

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEECH DEFECT»

The term «speech defect» is normally little used and occupies the 137.037 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEECH DEFECT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about speech defect

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPEECH DEFECT»

Discover the use of speech defect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to speech defect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oralism and Aurilism: A Journal Devoted Exclusively to ...
if we can train you to speak with more tone, better tone, with longer inflection and better rhythm, your speech will be so different that your speech defect will not be likely to occur.” This training in better speech is just as efficacious in overcoming  ...
‎1922
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Annual Report of the Lynn Public Schools of the City of Lynn
Public Schools. IV. Present status of case : 1. Has improved in speech production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2. Has had treatment for speech defect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3. Condition of home . . . . . . . . . ..ordinary . . . . . . . . . . .bad .
Lynn (Mass.). Public Schools, 1912
3
The City Documents Comprising the Mayor's Address, the ...
Present status of case : 1. Has improved in speech production 2. Has had treatment for speech defect 3. Condition of home ordinary bad 4. Parents able to pay for treatment 5. Parents show concern regarding child's defect V. Social history : 1 .
Lynn (Mass.), 1917
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Annual Report
Present status of case: 1. Has improved in speech production 2. Has had treatment for speech defect 3. Condition of home ordinary bad 4. Parents able to pay for treatment 5. Parents show concern regarding child's defect V. Social history : 1 .
Lynn (Mass.). School Dept, 1911
5
Better Parenting Through a Better You
Because I had a speech defect, though there was no medical reason for it. Yes, I believe society, not any individual, did this to me - decided for me my future. I accepted it. I had no self image. There had been no special teachers to help me as ...
Gladys Wiley, 2010
6
Assessment in Speech and Language Therapy
An individual who mispronounces, or who has a 'speech defect', is readily identified by fellow members of the linguistic community. It is the speech pathologist who has the skills to discover the nature of the pronunciation problem and to ...
John R. Beech, Leonora Harding, Diana Hilton-Jones, 1993
7
Speech Disorders: A PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY of the Various ...
Family history regarding speech defect is negative. None of patient's early playmates stuttered. School progress satisfactory; home surroundings apparently excellent. Economic status good; Protestant family. Stuttering increased at five years, ...
Stinchfield, Sara M, 2013
8
Clinical Voice Disorders
A: "We will return to what you found out about the plaintiff's speech mechanism, but at this point, I would like you to explain more fully the implications of Ms. Alquist's speech defect." C: "As I said, she was hypernasal and had nasal emission of ...
Arnold Elvin Aronson, 2009
9
The Noblest Animate Motion: Speech, Physiology and Medicine ...
It is sometimes useful to distinguish between speech defect and speech disorder. The former pertains both to the imperfection of speech itself, i.e., the sound uttered by the speaker and heard by the listener, and to the defective action which ...
Jeffrey L. Wollock, 1997
10
DeJong's The Neurologic Examination
The speech defect may vary in type from time to time. It is often bizarre, and does not correspond to any organic pattern. The patient may fail to articulate and speak only by whispering. Speech may be lost but the patient is able to 94 SECTION ...
William W. Campbell, 2012

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPEECH DEFECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term speech defect is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Middle Israel: Speech defect
Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog warned that the speech risks Israel, all because “Netanyahu wants to gather a few more votes,” while Meretz leader Zehava ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Feb 15»
2
Origin of Free Speech Movement at Berkeley celebrated 50 years later
"He was kind of an unexpected hero because he had a speech defect...but it was really bad. But when he would get on top of a police car, it would go away, "Alix ... «CBS News, Dec 14»
3
KCBS Cover Story: UC Berkeley Celebrating The 50th Anniversary …
Mario Savio, leader of the Students' Free Speech Movement of U.C.Berkeley, ... “He was kind of an unexpected hero because he had a speech defect…but it ... «CBS Local, Oct 14»
4
Joan Smith: Mocking Roy Hodgson's speech defect – hilarious
Given how poor the English are at foreign languages, it seems all the odder to mock someone who's overcome a speech impediment with such success. «The Independent, May 12»
5
The King's Speech: From Screen to Stage
It was called a speech defect and if you had a defect you were by definition a defective person. But occasionally he would be just mentioned in passing and I ... «The Arts Desk, Feb 12»
6
The Kid's Speech, BBC One, preview
One useful byproduct of last year's acclaimed film The King's Speech, about how King George VI overcame his speech defect, was that it highlighted the issue of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 11»
7
Finding words for 'The King's Speech' took decades
Los Angeles (CNN) -- "The King's Speech" story knocked around in David ... "Stuttering was considered a speech defect and if you had a speech defect, you ... «CNN International, Feb 11»
8
Patricia Edgar
THE King's Speech, the acclaimed film starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, is a brilliant case study of a man with a speech defect who is helped to overcome ... «The Age, Jan 11»
9
A Human Language Gene Changes the Sound of Mouse Squeaks
The gene, FOXP2, was identified in 1998 as the cause of a subtle speech defect in a large London family, half of whose members have difficulties with ... «New York Times, May 09»

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