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echopraxia

American  
[ek-oh-prak-see-uh] / ˌɛk oʊˈpræk si ə /

noun

Psychiatry.

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

echopraxia British  
/ ˌɛkəʊˈpræksɪə /

noun

  1. the involuntary imitation of the actions of others

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Other Word Forms

  • echopractic adjective

Etymology

Origin of echopraxia

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

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

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)

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