logomania
/,lɔgou'meinjə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- Pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking: A psychological or psychiatric condition characterized by an uncontrollable, extreme, and often nonsensical urge to talk incessantly.
Usage
- Noun:
- Logomania is a clinical term used in psychology and psychiatry to describe a symptom of certain mental disorders where speech is pressured, voluminous, and difficult to interrupt.
- It is not a term for simple talkativeness or enthusiasm but denotes a pathological state.
Examples
- Noun:
- The patient's logomania made it impossible to conduct a structured interview.
- In some manic episodes, logomania is a prominent feature, with speech becoming rapid and tangential.
Advanced Usage
- Clinical Context: Used specifically to describe a symptom within psychiatric evaluations, often associated with conditions like mania, schizophrenia, or certain neurological disorders.
- The psychiatrist noted signs of logomania in the assessment, linking it to the patient's manic state.
Variants and Related Words
- Logomaniac (n): A person who suffers from logomania.
- The logomaniac dominated the conversation with an endless, disjointed monologue.
- Logorrhea (n): A near-synonymous term more commonly used in both medical and general contexts to mean excessive and often incoherent talkativeness.
- His logorrhea was a symptom of his anxiety.
Synonyms
- Logorrhea: Excessive and often incoherent talkativeness.
- Volubility: The quality of talking fluently, readily, or incessantly (less pathological).
- Garrulity: Excessive talkativeness, especially on trivial matters.
Notes on Meaning
- Key Distinction: While is a more common synonym, specifically emphasizes the compulsive, pathological, and often incoherent nature of the speech, akin to a mania or fixation (-mania) on talking (logo-). It is a specialized clinical term.
Noun
- pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking