endophasia

noun

en·​do·​pha·​sia

ˌendəˈfāzh(ē)ə

plural -s

: speech that is not audible or visible : implicit speech

—contrasted with exophasia

Word History

Etymology

Italian endofasia, from end- + -fasia -phasia

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