Impediment
Impediment noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.
Lisp and impediment are semantically related. in speech defect topic. In some cases you can use "Lisp" instead a noun "Impediment".
Nearby Words: impede, impedimental
Lisp
Lisp noun - A speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'.
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Impediment and lisp are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Impediment" with "Lisp", this nouns are similar.
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- It is implied at one point that Violet Elizabeth's lisp is affected and she doesn't actually have a speech impediment.
Source: Literature / Just William - Thpeech Impediment ( possibly Fang Thpeak?): Lemont's son Lionel has an annoyingly cutesy lisp.
Source: Comic Strip / Candorville -
Speech Impediment: Angelina from Season 5 had a mild lisp and a tendency to slur her words, which made her sound uncannily like Sylvester the Cat.
Source: Series / Canada's Worst Driver
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