APA Dictionary of Psychology

semantic jargon

Updated on 11/15/2023
a symptom of fluent aphasias (e.g., Wernicke’s aphasia) in which individuals utter real words and sentences but in combinations that have little meaning. For example, an individual asked about their low vision might reply, “My wires don’t hire right.” See also jargon aphasia.
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