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dysphonic

dysphonic

9.9
Difficulty speaking because the throat or voice box is damaged
  • adjective
  • /dɪsˈfɒnɪk/
translation icon : disfónico
  • After the accident, his voice became dysphonic, making it hard for him to speak clearly.

Examples

  • As a result, they were unable to identify any definitive prognostic indicator in their cohort of dysphonic patients.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The dysphonic singer struggled to hit the high notes during the performance.

  • She found it challenging to communicate because of her dysphonic condition.

Synonyms

froggy
vsdysphonic
6.5

Having a hoarse, rough voice for a short time

is a longer-lasting medical voice impairment caused by throat or vocal cord disorder

Antonyms

articulate
64 4.6

Able to express ideas clearly in speech or writing

How Impaired

aphonic
  • Specialized
9.9
dysphonic
9.9
hoarse
25 3.4

Surface Forms

dysphonic positive

Morphology

dysphonic = phonic (transparent) = dys + phon + ic

Formation is clearly dys- ('bad' or 'difficult') + 'phonic' ('relating to voice/sound'), so the adjective denotes impaired or bad-sounding voice.

Etymology

Dysphonic comes from the Greek parts dys- meaning 'bad' or 'difficult' and phon- meaning 'voice' or 'sound', the same root you see in microphone. So dysphonic describes someone with a 'bad' or 'difficult' voice, which is why doctors use it for trouble speaking after illness or surgery.