speech disfluency

English

Noun

speech disfluency (plural speech disfluencies)

  1. A part of speech usually expressed as a pause or hesitation; such as err, um, hmm.
    • 2007 August 24, William Grimes, “Uh, Lead My Rips: No More Bloopers”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 4 January 2013:
      To the long list of everyday afflictions that includes dry, itchy skin and restless leg syndrome, add another: speech disfluency.
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