logorrhea

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log·or·rhea | \ ˌlȯ-gə-ˈrē-ə

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Definition of logorrhea

: excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness

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Examples of logorrhea in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web The latest case is Twitter’s attempt Tuesday for the first time to fact-check Mr. Trump’s tweet logorrhea. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Twitter Plays Into Trump’s Hands," 27 May 2020 Their presence dramatized his absence, their logorrhea his silence. — Gary Indiana, Harper's Magazine, "Always Leave Them Wanting Less," 25 May 2020 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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