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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

state go
the way something is with respect to its main attributes

condition, status go
a state at a particular time

physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition go
the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

upset, disorder go
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

speech disorder, speech defect, defect of speech
a disorder of oral speech

noun.state

10 Subcategories

anarthria go
partial or total loss of articulate speech resulting from lesions of the central nervous system
voicelessness, aphonia go
a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
cataphasia go
a speech disorder in which the same word is repeated several times in succession
dysarthria go
impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature
dyslogia go
impaired ability to express ideas verbally
dysphonia go
speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation
lallation go
defective articulation of the `l' phoneme or the phoneme `r' is pronounced as `l'
lambdacism go
speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l'
lisp go
a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'
stammer, stutter go
a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds