1. inadequate or maladaptive communication behavior and disorders of speech, language, and hearing. 2. the clinical field focused on the study, evaluation, and treatment of speech, voice, and language disorders.
n. in psychoanalytic theory, the tendency to ignore or be blind to impulses or memories that would threaten the individual’s ego. Scotomization is a defensive process and may also be a form of resistance. Also called scotomatization. See also blind spot.