any speech disorder

(pathology) Any mental or bodily malfunction that makes expressing oneself by speech difficult.

(linguistics) An act carried out by speech, such as promising, ordering, greeting, warning, inviting and congratulating.

(archaic) fine-sounding but empty phrases

plural of speech tag

plural of speech path

(linguistics) Co-occurring with speech

plural of speech-crier

(historical) One who hawked the broadsides containing the dying speeches of persons executed.

(linguistics) a special restricted speech style in certain languages used to refer to taboo subjects, or as a sign of respect in the presence of certain people, while doing certain activities, following a death, etc., distinguished by a specialized lexicon.