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echopathy

echopathy noun: a morbid condition characterized by automatic and purposeless repetition of words or imitation of actions.

Noun

echopathy (countable and uncountable, plural echopathies)

  1. A morbid condition characterized by automatic and purposeless repetition of words or imitation of actions.

Forms of echopathy

pluralechopathies

Origin of echopathy

From echo- + -pathy.

Questions about echopathy

What does echopathy mean?
Echopathy means a morbid condition characterized by automatic and purposeless repetition of words or imitation of actions.
What part of speech is echopathy?
Echopathy is a noun.
What is the plural of echopathy?
The plural of echopathy is echopathies.

Words near echopathy in the dictionary

  1. echometry
  2. echomimia
  3. Echonian
  4. echopalilalia
  5. echopathies
  6. echopathy
  7. echophenomena
  8. echophenomenon
  9. echophony
  10. echophrasia
  11. echoplanar

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