✨📕 The NEWThe NEW Collegiate Dictionary, 12th Edition Over 5,000 words added — Buy Now! Collegiate DictionaryBuy Now!

paraphrasia

noun

para·​phra·​sia -ˈfrā-zh(ē-)ə How to pronounce paraphrasia (audio)
: a speech defect characterized by incoherence in arrangement of words

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Paraphrasia.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/paraphrasia. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!