echopraxia
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Echopraxia — is the involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another. Even though it is considered a tic, it is a behaviour characteristic of some people with autism, Tourette syndrome, Ganser syndrome, schizophrenia (especially… … Wikipedia
echopraxia — 1904, from Gk. ekho (see ECHO (Cf. echo)) + praxis action (see PRAXIS (Cf. praxis)) … Etymology dictionary
echopraxia — echopractic /ek oh prak tik/, adj. /ek oh prak see euh/, n. Psychiatry. the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person. [1900 05; < NL; see ECHO, PRAXIS, IA] * * * … Universalium
echopraxia — Involuntary imitation of movements made by another. See echopathy. SYN: echomotism. [echo + G. praxis, action] * * * echo·prax·ia .ek ō prak sē ə n pathological repetition of the actions of other people as if echoing them * * * n. pathological… … Medical dictionary
echopraxia — n. mental illness characterized by the repetition of actions performed by others … English contemporary dictionary
echopraxia — echo·prax·ia … English syllables
echopraxia — echokinesis; n. pathological imitation of the actions of another person. It may be a symptom of catatonia or of latah … The new mediacal dictionary
echopraxia — The act of imitating others for no reason … Grandiloquent dictionary
echopraxia — /ɛkoʊˈpræksiə/ (say ekoh prakseeuh) noun an immediate, involuntary, and senseless repetition of the movements of others, occurring in some types of mental derangement. Also, echopraxis /ɛkoʊˈpræksəs/ (say ekoh praksuhs). {New Latin; see echo1,… …
echopraxia — n. habitual repetition of others actions … Dictionary of difficult words
