noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Loss of voice; the inability to speak. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aphasiaaphonycroakcrowdumbnessdysphasia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin aphōnia, from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía, “speechlessness”). By surface analysis, a- + -phonia.

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