verbigeration
AmericanEtymology
Origin of verbigeration
1890–95; < Latin verbiger ( āre ) to chat, converse ( verb ( um ) word + -i- -i- + -gerāre durative derivative of gerere to carry on, transact) + -ation
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Thus the affected, silly behavior, impulsive actions, temporary verbigeration, senseless word salad, grimacing, stereotypy, attitudinizing, etc., which these patients exhibit, may easily be mistaken for the typical catatonic picture of dementia præcox.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Glueck, Bernard
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