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logorrhea

[ law-guh-ree-uh, log-uh- ]
/ ˌlɔ gəˈri ə, ˌlɒg ə- /
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noun
pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech.
incessant or compulsive talkativeness; wearisome volubility.
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Origin of logorrhea

First recorded in 1900–05; logo- + -rrhea

OTHER WORDS FROM logorrhea

log·or·rhe·ic, adjective

Words nearby logorrhea

logomachy, logopaedics, logopedics, logophile, logophobia, logorrhea, logorrhoea, logos, logotype, log out, logperch
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Words related to logorrhea

garrulousness, glibness, grandiloquence, long-windedness, loquaciousness, prolixity, talkativeness, verboseness, verbosity, volubility, wordiness, garrulity, circumlocution, copiousness, diffuseness, diffusion, loquacity, redundance, redundancy, repetition

How to use logorrhea in a sentence

  • I've got enough trouble without your coming down with logorrhea.

    Badge of Infamy|Lester del Rey
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