noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A complex tic comprising the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, which may sound like stuttering. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   a pathological condition in which a word is rapidly and involuntarily repeated wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

hesitationstammerstammeringstutterstuttering

Etymology

From pali- + -lalia.

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