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echolalia
[ ek-oh-ley-lee-uh ]
noun
- Psychiatry. the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person.
- the imitation by a baby of the vocal sounds produced by others, occurring as a natural phase of childhood development.
echolalia
/ ˌɛkəʊˈlælɪk; ˌɛkəʊˈleɪlɪə /
noun
- psychiatry the tendency to repeat mechanically words just spoken by another person: can occur in cases of brain damage, mental retardation, and schizophrenia
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Derived Forms
- echolalic, adjective
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Other Words From
- ech·o·lal·ic [ek-oh-, lal, -ik, -, ley, -lik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of echolalia1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of echolalia1
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Example Sentences
It is an interesting fact that of twelve cases of echolalia that have come under our observation, fifty per cent.
Another psychical stigma—echolalia—is occasionally, though less frequently, observed in these cases.
Echolalia, however, is not an exclusive appurtenance of those who tic.
Echolalia in the blind has been made the subject of an interesting study by Noir.
In addition, she suffered from echolalia, echokinesis, and folie du doute.
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