speech disfluency

Noun

A part of speech usually expressed as a pause or hesitation; such as err, um, hmm

Japanese Meaning

話す際のためらい（「えーと」「あの」など、言葉を探すための一時的な中断や間） / 発話中の一時的な中断や詰まり、言葉がスムーズに出ない状態

During the interview, his speech disfluency made it difficult for the panel to follow his ideas.

面接中、彼の発話のためらいのせいで面接官たちは彼の考えを追うのが難しくなった。

Sense（1）

A part of speech usually expressed as a pause or hesitation; such as err, um, hmm

speech disfluencies

（ plural ）