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logorrhea

noun
log·​or·​rhea | \ ˌlȯ-gə-ˈrē-ə How to pronounce logorrhea (audio) , ˌlä-\

Definition of logorrhea

: excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness
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Other Words from logorrhea

logorrheic \ ˌlȯ-​gə-​ˈrē-​ik How to pronounce logorrheic (audio) , ˌlä-​ \ adjective

Examples of logorrhea in a Sentence

the article suffers from the logorrhea that infects so much academic writing

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 But her tinny outrage and Tyler’s own dogmatic logorrhea begin to feel like exhibits in a playfully prickly riff on the inauthentic, the massaged and the cagily appropriated when telling stories. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘The Plagiarists’ is an adventurous comic thumping," 29 Aug. 2019 Audra is armed with a pronounced case of logorrhea, an untamed curiosity, an ability to befriend almost anyone. — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, "Looking for a blissful summer novel? Here it is: “Standard Deviation”," 31 May 2017

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First Known Use of logorrhea

circa 1892, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for logorrhea

New Latin

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logorrhea

noun
log·​or·​rhea
variants: or chiefly British logorrhoea \ ˌlȯg-​ə-​ˈrē-​ə, ˌläg-​ How to pronounce logorrhoea (audio) \

Medical Definition of logorrhea

: pathologically excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness that is characteristic especially of the manic phase of bipolar disorder

Other Words from logorrhea

logorrheic or chiefly British logorrhoeic \ -​ˈrē-​ik How to pronounce logorrhoeic (audio) \ adjective

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