-phemia, -phemic, -phemism, -pheme, -phemy +
(Greek: speak, talk; speech)
allophemia
A form of partial aphasia in which the patient says a word which is not the one he/she intended to speak.
aphemesthesia
1. The loss of the ability to understand written language as a result of a cerebral lesion; also known as alexia.
2. The loss of the sense of articulate speech.
3. The inability to recognize what someone is saying.
aphemia
1. Loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of writing; a disorder of cerebral origin.
2. A type of aphasia characterized by the inability to express ideas in spoken words.
aphemic
A reference to aphemia or a loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of writing; a disorder of cerebral origin.
ataxiophemia
Incoordination of the speech muscles.
bimorphemic
1. Consisting of two morphemes (the smallest meaningful elements of speech or writing).
2. Containing two morphemes, as the words waited and dogs.
blame
1. To consider someone to be responsible for something wrong, or unfortunate, that has happened.
2. To hold someone, or something, responsible and to criticize for a fault or wrong.
3. Etymology: from Old French blasmer, "to speak evil of"; from Late Latin blasphemare "to revile, to reproach".
blaspheme
1. To swear in a way that insults religion.
2. To treat God, or sacred things, disrespectfully through words and actions.
3. To speak evil of; to slander; to abuse.
blasphemer
1. A person who speaks disrespectfully of sacred things.
2. To speak of or to address with irreverence.
blasphemous
1. Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred.
2. Characterized by profanity or cursing.
3. Expressing, or involving, disrespect for God or sacred things.
blasphemy
1. Blasphemous language; expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred.
2. The act of depriving something of its sacred character.
3. A contemptuous or profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God or a sacred entity.
4. The act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God.
5. An irreverent or impious act, attitude, or utterance in regard to something considered inviolable or sacrosanct.
bradyphemia
A slowing-down of the rhythm of spoken words.
cacophemism
The substitution of an offensive term for one considered to be inoffensive (the antonym of euphemism).
cacophemistic
A reference to The substitution of an offensive term for one that is considered to be inoffensive.
coprophemia
Obscene or filthy language.
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.":
cit-;
clam-;
dic-;
English Words: Origins and Histories;
fa-;
-farious;
glosso-;
glotto-;
lalo-;
linguo-;
locu-;
logo-;
loqu-;
mythico-;
-ology;
ora-;
-phasia;
phon-;
phras-;
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Quotes: Language, Part 2;
Quotes: Language, Part 3;
serm-;
tongue;
voc-.
Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "divination, diviner; seer, soothsayer, prophecy, prophesy, prophet":
augur-;
auspic-;
fa-, fate;
Fates in action;
futur-;
-mancy;
omen;
sorc-, sorcery;
vati-.
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