misarticulationn.
/ˌmɪsɑːtɪkjᵿˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌmɪsɑrˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ Inability to articulate correctly; faulty articulation (esp. of vocal sounds); an instance of this.
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the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [noun]
oblocution?a1475
hacking1539
misspeaking1650
babble1667
dysphonia1706
inarticulateness1731
inarticulation1765
garble1795
thickness1849
dyslalia1854
dyslaly1856
misarticulation1866
dysarthria1877
dysarthrosis1877
cluttering1878
anarthria1879
inarticulacy1921
dysphasia-
1866 H. Tuttle Origin & Antiq. of Physical Man scientifically Considered 96 The playful chance misarticulation of the child, the word of wisdom, the rude utterance of the boor,..is incorporated in this structure [sc. the human brain.].
1957 L. E. Travis Handbk. Speech Pathol. i. viii. 292 The frequency with which a misarticulated sound occurs..is combined with the severity of the misarticulation occurring each time the sound is produced.
1972 Language 48 492 It is important that the study of misarticulation be integrated into this dependency relationship, for the mutual benefit of speech therapy and linguistic theory.
1994 Jrnl. Speech & Hearing Res. 37 223/1 Even the mildest hearing loss results in the misarticulation of fricatives.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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