unintelligible speech or writing

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• speech disorder — n. any conspicuous speech imperfection, or variation from accepted speech patterns, caused either by a physical defect in the speech organs or by a mental disorder, as aphasia, stuttering, etc. * * * ▪ medicine Introduction       any of the… …   Universalium

• speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… …   Universalium

• Speech balloon — The three most common speech balloons (top to bottom: speech, thought, scream). Speech balloons (also speech bubbles, dialogue balloons or word balloons) are a graphic convention used most commonly in comic books, comic strips and cartoons to… …   Wikipedia

• speech — Talk; the use of the voice in conveying ideas. [A.S. spaec] alaryngeal s. a form of s. achieved after laryngectomy by using either an external vibratory source or the pharyngoesophageal segment as an internal vibratory source. see also esophageal …   Medical dictionary

• jar|gon — jar|gon1 «JAHR guhn, gon», noun, verb. –n. 1. confused, meaningless talk or writing; gibberish: »Some of the contributions…are so badly written, so muddled and full of jargon, that an editorial attempt to reduce the chaos and translate into… …   Useful english dictionary

• double Dutch — n. gibberish, unintelligible speech; incomprehensible writing; skipping rope game where players jump over two jump ropes that are rotating in opposite at the same time …   English contemporary dictionary

• mumbo jumbo — /ˌmʌmboʊ ˈdʒʌmboʊ / (say .mumboh jumboh) noun 1. meaningless incantation or ritual. 2. an object of superstitious awe or reverence. 3. unintelligible speech or writing, often intended to be impressive; gibberish. 4. Colloquial superstition;… …  

• language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… …   Universalium

• Chinese language — Unless otherwise specified, Chinese texts in this article are written in (Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese; Pinyin) format. In cases where Simplified and Traditional Chinese scripts are identical, the Chinese term is written once. Chinese… …   Wikipedia

• Glossolalia — is commonly called speaking in tongues . For other uses of speaking in tongues , see Speaking in Tongues (disambiguation).: Tongues redirects here. For the body part, see Tongue, for other uses, see Tongue (disambiguation). Glossolalia or… …   Wikipedia

• Augmentative and alternative communication — An AAC user indicates a series of numbers on an eye gaze communication board in order to convey a word. Augmentative an …   Wikipedia