logorrhea
Definition
Noun: 1. Pathologically excessive and often incoherent talking: A medical and psychological term for a compulsive, uncontrollable, and often rapid flow of speech that may be disconnected or nonsensical. It is considered a symptom of certain mental or neurological conditions.
Usage
- logorrhea is a formal, clinical term. It is not used in everyday conversation to describe someone who simply talks a lot. It implies a pathological or disordered state.
- It functions as a singular, uncountable noun (e.g., "The patient's logorrhea was noted.").
Examples
- The psychiatrist observed signs of logorrhea in the patient, whose speech was rapid, pressured, and difficult to interrupt.
- A symptom of the manic phase can be logorrhea, where thoughts and words spill out in an incoherent stream.
- His nervous logorrhea made it impossible to have a focused conversation.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used metaphorically in literary or critical contexts to describe written prose that is excessively wordy, rambling, and lacking in substance.
- Example: The author's logorrhea drowned the novel's plot in a sea of unnecessary descriptions.
Variants and Related Words
- Logorrheic (adjective): Characterized by or relating to logorrhea.
- Example: The patient exhibited logorrheic speech patterns.
Synonyms
- Verbal diarrhea (informal, idiomatic)
- Pressured speech (clinical, specific to mood disorders)
- Garrulousness (less clinical, implies excessive talkativeness but not necessarily pathological incoherence)
- Volubility (implies fluent, rapid speech, not necessarily pathological)
Antonyms
- Laconicism (brevity in speech)
- Reticence (reserve in speaking)
- Mutism (inability or refusal to speak)
Noun
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pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking
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