mutism
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.mut·ism
noun \ˈmyü-ˌti-zəm\Definition of MUTISM
: the condition of being mute
Origin of MUTISM
French mutisme, from Latin mutus mute
First Known Use: 1824
Rhymes with MUTISM
abysm, ageism, autism, baalism, baptism, Birchism, bossism, bruxism, Buddhism, casteism, centrism, charism, Chartism, classism, cubism, cultism, czarism, deism, dwarfism, faddism, fauvism, Gaullism, Grecism, Hobbism, holism, Jainism, Klanism, leftism, lyrism, Mahdism, Maoism, Marxism, monism, Nazism, nudism, Orphism, priggism, purism, Ramism, rightism, sadism, Saivism, sapphism, Scotism, sexism, Shaktism, Shiism, Sikhism, simplism, snobbism, sophism, statism, Sufism, tachism, Tantrism, Taoism, theism, Thomism, tourism, tropism, truism, Turkism, verism, Whiggism, Yahwism
mut·ism
noun \ˈmyüt-ˌiz-əm\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of MUTISM
: the condition of being mute whether from physical, functional, or psychological cause
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