stammerer
One who repeats
A stammerer is a person who stammers—who speaks with involuntary pauses, repetitions, or prolonged sounds.
The term is neutral and descriptive, though some prefer "person who stammers" to avoid defining someone by a speech pattern: As a stammerer himself, he understood the frustration.
Involuntary speech repetition
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- repetitionAct of redoing
- prolongationAct of extending duration
- disfluencyInterruption in speech flow
hesitation · halting · broken · faltering · interrupted · involuntary · pause · syllable
Displeasure from blocked efforts
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
discomfort · exasperation · struggle · agitation · hesitation · unease · awkwardness · shame
Treatment for communication disorders
- breathing techniquesMethods for regulating respiration
- relaxationState of being unwound
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- cognitive behavioral therapyTreatment restructuring harmful thought patterns
pull-out · cancellation · self-help · support group · practice · exercises
Firmness of purpose
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- courageFortitude facing danger
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
patience · willpower · resolve · acceptance · self-advocacy · confidence-building · empowerment · support group
Reserved and retiring
- timidLacking courage or confidence
- hesitantSlow to act
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- inhibitedHeld back by self-consciousness
reticent · bashful · reserved · diffident · self-doubt · uncertain · guarded · avoidant
Erroneous belief or understanding
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
teasing · bullying · imitation · ignorance · insensitivity · discrimination · judgment · pity
stutter
Involuntary speech repetition
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- repetitionAct of redoing
- prolongationAct of extending duration
disfluency · hesitation · halting · broken · faltering · interrupted · involuntary · pause · syllable · consonant
frustration
Displeasure from blocked efforts
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
tension · discomfort · exasperation · struggle · agitation · hesitation · unease · awkwardness · shame · vulnerability
speech therapy
Treatment for communication disorders
- breathing techniquesMethods for regulating respiration
- relaxationState of being unwound
- desensitizationReduced response over time
cognitive behavioral therapy · pull-out · cancellation · self-help · support group · practice · exercises
determination
Firmness of purpose
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- courageFortitude facing danger
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
grit · patience · willpower · resolve · acceptance · self-advocacy · confidence-building · empowerment · support group · solidarity
shy
Reserved and retiring
inhibited · reticent · bashful · reserved · diffident · self-doubt · uncertain · guarded · avoidant · silenced
misconception
Erroneous belief or understanding
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
ridicule · teasing · bullying · imitation · ignorance · insensitivity · discrimination · judgment · pity · condescension
- people typesfriend, stranger, neighbor, enemy, buddy
- talkerstalker, chatterbox, motormouth, motor-mouth, loudmouth
stammererfluent speaker
One commanding a language
smooth talker · fast talker · motormouth · chatterbox · wordsmith
stammererorator
Skilled public speaker
rhetorician · public speaker · speechmaker · raconteur · spellbinder