mutism

[ myoo-tiz-uhm ]

/ ˈmyu tɪz əm /

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noun Psychiatry.

an inability to speak, due to a physical defect, conscious refusal, or psychogenic inhibition.

Origin of mutism

From the New Latin word mūtismus, dating back to 1815–25. See mute, -ism

Words nearby mutism

mutilating keratoderma, mutilation, mutineer, mutinous, mutiny, mutism, muton, Mutsuhito, mutt, Mutt and Jeff, mutter

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Example sentences from the Web for mutism

It is not unlike the ordinary stupor in the fact that there was intense inactivity and mutism with great tenseness.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch
Dumb walls merely, their mutism leaves large scope to imagination, and one may conjecture any but the right thing.
The Mayas, the Sources of Their History / Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries|Stephen Salisbury, Jr.
From the description this again seems to have been a typical stupor (immobility, mutism, tendency to catalepsy, rigidity).
Benign Stupors|August Hoch
Her mutism and refusal of food she was unable to account for.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch

Later, this was followed by mutism, refusal to eat, and stupor.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck

British Dictionary definitions for mutism

mutism

/ (ˈmjuːtɪzəm) /

noun

the state of being mute

psychiatry

a refusal to speak although the mechanism of speech is not damaged
the lack of development of speech, due usually to early deafness

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Medical definitions for mutism

mutism

[ myōō′tĭz′əm ]

n.

Absence of the faculty of speech.

单词	mutism
释义	mutism [ myoo-tiz-uhm ] / ˈmyu tɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mutism ON THESAURUS.COM noun Psychiatry. an inability to speak, due to a physical defect, conscious refusal, or psychogenic inhibition. Origin of mutism From the New Latin word mūtismus, dating back to 1815–25. See mute, -ism Words nearby mutism mutilating keratoderma, mutilation, mutineer, mutinous, mutiny, mutism, muton, Mutsuhito, mutt, Mutt and Jeff, mutter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mutism It is not unlike the ordinary stupor in the fact that there was intense inactivity and mutism with great tenseness. Benign Stupors\|August Hoch Dumb walls merely, their mutism leaves large scope to imagination, and one may conjecture any but the right thing. The Mayas, the Sources of Their History / Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries\|Stephen Salisbury, Jr. From the description this again seems to have been a typical stupor (immobility, mutism, tendency to catalepsy, rigidity). Benign Stupors\|August Hoch Her mutism and refusal of food she was unable to account for. Benign Stupors\|August Hoch Later, this was followed by mutism, refusal to eat, and stupor. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry\|Bernard Glueck British Dictionary definitions for mutism mutism / (ˈmjuːtɪzəm) / noun the state of being mute psychiatry a refusal to speak although the mechanism of speech is not damaged the lack of development of speech, due usually to early deafness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mutism bashfulness, freeze, aphonia, buck fever, butterflies, flop sweat, mike fright Medical definitions for mutism mutism [ myōō′tĭz′əm ] n. Absence of the faculty of speech. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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mutism

noun Psychiatry.

Origin of mutism

Words nearby mutism

Example sentences from the Web for mutism

British Dictionary definitions for mutism

noun

Words related to mutism

Medical definitions for mutism

n.