Definition of DISFLUENCY

disfluency

Meanings

Plural: disfluencies

Noun

  • lack of skillfulness in speaking or writing
  • Lack of fluency in speech; any of various breaks, irregularities, and non-lexical vocables that occur within otherwise fluent speech.

Origin / Etymology

From dis- + fluency.

Antonyms

fluency

Scrabble Score: 19

disfluency is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
disfluency is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
disfluency is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

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