coprolalia

[ kop-ruh-ley-lee-uh ]

noun

, Psychiatry.

1. the obsessive use of scatological language.

coprolalia

/ ˌkɒprəˈleɪlɪə /

noun

1. obsessive use of obscene or foul language

Other Words From

• cop·ro·la·li·ac [kop-r, uh, -, ley, -lee-ak], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of coprolalia¹

copro- + -lalia

Example Sentences

They resemble coprolalia, salutations, etc., in being accidental and not essential symptoms.

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Among those who suffer from obsessions mental coprolalia is far from uncommon.

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At a later stage a fairly definite tendency to coprolalia became manifest.

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