dysphemia

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A speech impediment characterized by stammering or stuttering usually resulting from emotional or psychological causes.
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The replacement of a word or phrase with a more vulgar or offensive substitute.

Synonyms

stammering

Translations

Stammeln

Stottern

Dysphemie

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “speech”).