titubationn.

Brit.

/ˌtɪtjᵿˈbeɪʃn/,

/ˌtɪtʃᵿˈbeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌtɪtʃəˈbeɪʃən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin titubātiōn-, titubātiō.

Etymology: < classical Latin titubātiōn-, titubātiō act of staggering, unsteadiness, uncertainty or hesitancy in action, in post-classical Latin also hesitation in speech, stammering (5th cent.) < titubāt- , past participial stem of titubāre titubate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier titubate v.Compare Middle French, French titubation (late 14th cent. as titubacion), Italian titubazione (late 16th cent.), both in the sense ‘unsteadiness’.

†1. An act of stammering, stuttering, or stumbling over words; hesitancy or uncertainty of speech. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [noun] > stammer or stammering

stammering1357

wlafferinga1387

mammeringa1425

stuttingc1430

stackeringc1440

stotingc1440

tattling1481

staggering1565

manting1568

maffling1577

stuttering1595

buffing1600

stammeringness1637

titubation1641

balbuties1655

traulism1678

hesitation1709

hammering1731

hobbling1753

stammer1773

mant1801

stutter1843

Hottentotism1871

hesitatingness1890

1641 R. Dey Two Looks over Lincolne 32 Gentle Reader, to avoyd titubations, correct these errors with a pen.

1654 S. Clarke Marrow Eccl. Hist. (ed. 2) 590 He went on [with his Lecture] without the least..hesitation in his voice, or titubation of his tongue.

1661 Eliana ii. 57 Fear those titubations which might accompany a verbal confession.

1710 W. Hume Sacred Succession 287 Stretches, or Mutterings, or Titubations of Charity are not to be argued from. Charity may hide Faults, or speak very cautiously what it thinks.

a. Unsteadiness of movement; staggering, reeling, lurching; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [noun]

yawinga1614

vacillation1633

titubation1643

wambling1680

teetering1845

1643 ‘S. ap Morgan’ Welch Doctor sig. A2^v To avoide stumblings, and titubations in her Church-yards.

1654 J. Wells Prospect Eternity iv. 33 In glory there shall not be the least titubation or fall.

1694 R. Blome tr. A. Le Grand Entire Body Philos. i. v. xxii. 173 The Reeling or Titubation of the Earth [L. Terrae titubatio] is not Regular.

1783 T. Haweis Mem. Manstein Family I. viii. 167 No man can say, they ever saw the doctor drunk, for he carries off two bottles without any visible titubation.

1824 C. R. Maturin Albigenses III. i. 14 The flushed visages, reeling obsequiousness, and involuntary titubations of the monks.

1910 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 442 The aimless and besotted titubations of a drunkard.

1974 Hudson Rev. 27 89 As ingenious and hilarious as taking a bunch of drunks and constructing out of their meanderings and titubations a precisely honed piece of choreography.

b. Medicine. Tremor or nodding movement of the head or trunk, esp. as caused by lesions of the cerebellum; an instance of this. In early use also: staggering or stumbling gait occurring as a symptom of disease, esp. of the cerebellum or vestibular system (now rare).

ΚΠ

1845 Lancet 19 July 63/2 Secondly, from the cerebro-spinal system; pain and weakness of the limbs, titubation, vertigo.

1865 Lancet 19 Aug. 195/2 His arms, shoulders, neck and head..at once become affected with convulsive titubation.

1917 Calif. State Jrnl. Med. 15 170/1 There is no titubation of the head.

1968 Brain 91 478 The head wobbled on the trunk, and the trunk underwent a similar titubation.

1991 Pulse 6 Apr. 41/1 These motor symptoms commonly result in..titubation or head nodding, weakness and clumsiness of the limbs..and an intention tremor on finger to nose testing.

2016 Neurol. Clinics 34 657 Patients with cerebellar disease can develop rhythmic oscillations of the trunk and head known as titubation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	titubation
释义	titubationn. Brit. /ˌtɪtjᵿˈbeɪʃn/, /ˌtɪtʃᵿˈbeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌtɪtʃəˈbeɪʃən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin titubātiōn-, titubātiō. Etymology: < classical Latin titubātiōn-, titubātiō act of staggering, unsteadiness, uncertainty or hesitancy in action, in post-classical Latin also hesitation in speech, stammering (5th cent.) < titubāt- , past participial stem of titubāre titubate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier titubate v.Compare Middle French, French titubation (late 14th cent. as titubacion), Italian titubazione (late 16th cent.), both in the sense ‘unsteadiness’. †1. An act of stammering, stuttering, or stumbling over words; hesitancy or uncertainty of speech. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [noun] > stammer or stammering stammering1357 wlafferinga1387 mammeringa1425 stuttingc1430 stackeringc1440 stotingc1440 tattling1481 staggering1565 manting1568 maffling1577 stuttering1595 buffing1600 stammeringness1637 titubation1641 balbuties1655 traulism1678 hesitation1709 hammering1731 hobbling1753 stammer1773 mant1801 stutter1843 Hottentotism1871 hesitatingness1890 1641 R. Dey Two Looks over Lincolne 32 Gentle Reader, to avoyd titubations, correct these errors with a pen. 1654 S. Clarke Marrow Eccl. Hist. (ed. 2) 590 He went on [with his Lecture] without the least..hesitation in his voice, or titubation of his tongue. 1661 Eliana ii. 57 Fear those titubations which might accompany a verbal confession. 1710 W. Hume Sacred Succession 287 Stretches, or Mutterings, or Titubations of Charity are not to be argued from. Charity may hide Faults, or speak very cautiously what it thinks. 2. a. Unsteadiness of movement; staggering, reeling, lurching; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [noun] yawinga1614 vacillation1633 titubation1643 wambling1680 teetering1845 1643 ‘S. ap Morgan’ Welch Doctor sig. A2^v To avoide stumblings, and titubations in her Church-yards. 1654 J. Wells Prospect Eternity iv. 33 In glory there shall not be the least titubation or fall. 1694 R. Blome tr. A. Le Grand Entire Body Philos. i. v. xxii. 173 The Reeling or Titubation of the Earth [L. Terrae titubatio] is not Regular. 1783 T. Haweis Mem. Manstein Family I. viii. 167 No man can say, they ever saw the doctor drunk, for he carries off two bottles without any visible titubation. 1824 C. R. Maturin Albigenses III. i. 14 The flushed visages, reeling obsequiousness, and involuntary titubations of the monks. 1910 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 442 The aimless and besotted titubations of a drunkard. 1974 Hudson Rev. 27 89 As ingenious and hilarious as taking a bunch of drunks and constructing out of their meanderings and titubations a precisely honed piece of choreography. b. Medicine. Tremor or nodding movement of the head or trunk, esp. as caused by lesions of the cerebellum; an instance of this. In early use also: staggering or stumbling gait occurring as a symptom of disease, esp. of the cerebellum or vestibular system (now rare). ΚΠ 1845 Lancet 19 July 63/2 Secondly, from the cerebro-spinal system; pain and weakness of the limbs, titubation, vertigo. 1865 Lancet 19 Aug. 195/2 His arms, shoulders, neck and head..at once become affected with convulsive titubation. 1917 Calif. State Jrnl. Med. 15 170/1 There is no titubation of the head. 1968 Brain 91 478 The head wobbled on the trunk, and the trunk underwent a similar titubation. 1991 Pulse 6 Apr. 41/1 These motor symptoms commonly result in..titubation or head nodding, weakness and clumsiness of the limbs..and an intention tremor on finger to nose testing. 2016 Neurol. Clinics 34 657 Patients with cerebellar disease can develop rhythmic oscillations of the trunk and head known as titubation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1641
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