Word: paraphasia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
ra
pha
sia
Definition: A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended
Morphemes:
Affix: para-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: resembling
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παρά
Language: grc
Decoded: para
Meaning: beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to
Affix: -phasia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of disorders and phenomena relating to words and speech.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φημί
Language: grc
Decoded: phemi
PoS: Verb
Meaning: #
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process