ech·o·la·li·a ( k  -l  l - )n. 1. Psychiatry The immediate and involuntary repetition of words or phrases just spoken by others, often a symptom of autism or some types of schizophrenia. 2. An infant's repetition of the sounds made by others, a normal occurrence in childhood development. [echo + Greek lali , talk (from lalos, talkative).]ech o·lalic (-l k) adj. |
echolalia [ˌɛkəʊˈleɪlɪə]
n
(Psychiatry) Psychiatry the tendency to repeat mechanically words just spoken by another person: can occur in cases of brain damage, mental retardation, and schizophrenia
[from New Latin, from echo + Greek lalia talk, chatter, from lalein to chatter]
echolalic [ˌɛkəʊˈlælɪk] adj
echolalia
the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of sounds and words heard from others. — echolalic, adj.
See also: Speech
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | echolalia - an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others echo - a reply that repeats what has just been said |
| 2. | echolalia - (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia) repeating, repetition - the act of doing or performing again psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
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