Acataphasia


acataphasia

acataphasia a·cat·a·pha·si·a (ā-kāt’ə-fā’zē-ə, -zhə)
n.
Loss of the power to formulate a statement correctly.
Historical Examples

Agrammatism in child-language always appears in company with acataphasia, often also in insane persons.
The Mind of the Child, Part II W. Preyer

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