speech impediment

noun

: a condition that makes it difficult to speak normally

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And the one who had a slight speech impediment, which was a lisp. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025 His upbringing left him with a speech impediment and an unyielding desire to make something of his life. airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024 Alice and Leonard first crossed paths in September 1921, when 18-year-old Leonard was enrolled at an inpatient clinic in Stamford, Connecticut, to undergo treatment for a speech impediment and shyness. Bryan Greene, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2024 Overcoming his speech impediment opened his eyes to the joy of communicating and led to his acting career, the Times reported. Joe Guillen, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for speech impediment 

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“Speech impediment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speech%20impediment. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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