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Perseveration

//pəˌsɛvəˈɹeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by a brain injury or other organic disorder. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior wordnet
  3. 3
    The tendency to continue or repeat an act or activity after the cessation of the original stimulus. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it wordnet
  5. 5
    The act or an instance of persevering; perseverance. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    An argument by repetition; a mantra. countable, derogatory, uncountable

    "Being subjected to this mantra once more re-evokes the perseveration we routinely suffer in the moral ambiguity characterising our supposedly post-politics milieu."

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