Definition of Echolalia

1. Noun. An infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others.

Generic synonyms: Echo

2. Noun. (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia).
Generic synonyms: Repeating, Repetition
Category relationships: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Psychopathology

Definition of Echolalia

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Echolalia

1. A disorder of speech where there is an involuntary repetition several times of the same word. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Echolalia

echoing(a)
echoise
echoised
echoises
echoising
echoism
echoisms
echoist
echoists
echoize
echoized
echoizes
echoizing
echokinesis
echolalia (current term)
echolalia (current term)
echolalias
echolalic
echoless
echolike
echolocation
echolocation
echolocations
echomatism
echomimia
echomotism
echopathy
echophony
echophotony
echophrasia

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