cachinnation

/ (ˌkækɪˈneɪʃən) /

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noun

raucous laughter

psychiatry inappropriate laughter, sometimes found in schizophrenia

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Words nearby cachinnation

Cacheu, cachexia, cachexia hypophysiopriva, cachexia strumipriva, cachinnate, cachinnation, Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, cachou, cachucha, cacimbo, cacique

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Example sentences from the Web for cachinnation

Then, upon a given signal, they threw their arms around the orphan and hugged him, while a violent cachinnation was heard.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng
It was quite tame and fearless, and used to make a loud chattering cachinnation.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
The stoker laughed truculently, and Billy ventured upon a faint echo of the jeering cachinnation.
Golden Stories|Various
She is possessed with a laughing demon, and has been in a constant state of cachinnation the whole trip.
The houseboat book|William F. Waugh

And Miss Jerusha indulged in a regular cachinnation for the first time that Richmond ever remembered to hear her.
The Actress' Daughter|May Agnes Fleming