echopraxia

[ek-oh-prak-see-uh]

noun

Psychiatry.

1. the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.

echopraxia

/ ˌɛkəʊˈpræksɪə /

noun

1. the involuntary imitation of the actions of others

Other Word Forms

• echopractic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of echopraxia¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1900–05; echo, praxis, -ia

Example Sentences

But all the emoting felt a little narcissistic. "stifle" by Josephine's Echopraxia — choreographed by Marissa Rae Niederhauser, with live music by Spencer Moody — was another wallow in the depths.

From Seattle Times

Malignant symptoms are grimacing with prolonged negativism but without essential affect anomaly, decided echopraxia and echolalia and protracted catalepsy.

From Project Gutenberg