disfluency
/dɪsˈfluːənsi/
noun
- A break or interruption in the smooth flow of speech, such as a pause, repetition, or hesitation.
- Stuttering is a common type of disfluency.
- The speaker's disfluency made it hard to follow his argument.
- Children often have temporary disfluencies as they learn to talk.
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