/ dɪsˈfeɪzɪə; NAmE -ʒə/ noun
[ U ] ( medical ) a disorder of the brain that causes difficulty in speaking and understanding
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Greek dusphatos hard to utter, from dus- difficult + phatos spoken.
/ dɪsˈfeɪzɪə; NAmE -ʒə/ noun
[ U ] ( medical ) a disorder of the brain that causes difficulty in speaking and understanding
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Greek dusphatos hard to utter, from dus- difficult + phatos spoken.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005