logorrhea
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.log·or·rhea
noun \ˌlȯ-gə-ˈrē-ə, ˌlä-\Definition of LOGORRHEA
: excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness
— log·or·rhe·ic \-ˈrē-ik\ adjective
Examples of LOGORRHEA
- <the article suffers from the logorrhea that infects so much academic writing>
Origin of LOGORRHEA
New Latin
First Known Use: circa 1892
Related to LOGORRHEA
log·or·rhea
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of LOGORRHEA
: pathologically excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness that is characteristic especially of the manic phase of bipolar disorder
—log·or·rhe·ic or chiefly British log·or·rhoe·ic \-ˈrē-ik\ (audio pronunciation) adjective
Variants of LOGORRHEA
log·or·rhea or chiefly British log·or·rhoea \ˌlȯg-ə-ˈrē-ə, ˌläg-\ (audio pronunciation)
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