The persistent repetition of a sound, word, or phrase, esp. as a sign of a psychiatric or neurological disorder.
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > morbid preoccupation > purposeless repetition of words or movements (6) verbigeration1877 The persistent repetition of a sound, word, or phrase, esp. as a sign of a psychiatric or neurological disorder. headbanging1886 Originally Psychology. The action of repeatedly banging the head against something, or of repeatedly and violently nodding or shaking the head… head nodding1889 The action of repeatedly, and often violently, nodding or shaking the head, as a form of headbanging (headbanging, n. 1); an instance of this. echopraxia1904 The meaningless repetition or imitation of the movements of others. stereotypy1909 Pathology. Persistence of a fixed or stereotyped idea, mode of action, etc., in cases of insanity. undoing1927 Psychoanalysis. The obsessive repetition of a ritualistic action as if to undo some previous event, action, or attitude, or to signify that it… |
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