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noun, masculine

psellisme

/psɛ.lism/

noun, masculine/psɛ.lism/plural: psellismes

psellisme is masculine in French.

stuttering; dysphemia; a generic term used to describe all faults of pronunciation

“Les spécialistes distinguent onze espèces de psellismes aux noms imprononçables.” — Specialists distinguish eleven types of psellisms with unpronounceable names.

From Ancient Greek ψελλισμός (psellismós, “stammering”), from ψελλός (psellós, “faltering”).