1. A speech disorder characterized by difficulty in articulating sounds correctly, often due to physical or neurological causes rather than hearing loss.
Usage: medical/clinical term; also called dysarthria in some contexts; commonly observed in speech-language pathology

Examples

• The child was diagnosed with dyslalia after struggling to pronounce certain consonant sounds.
• Speech therapy can help individuals with dyslalia improve their articulation over time.
• Dyslalia may result from muscle weakness, neurological damage, or structural abnormalities in the mouth.
• The speech-language pathologist assessed the patient's dyslalia and created a treatment plan.
• Unlike dyslexia, which affects reading, dyslalia specifically impacts spoken speech production.