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echopraxia

[ ek-oh-prak-see-uh ]

noun

Psychiatry.
  1. the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.


echopraxia

/ ˌɛ°ìəʊˈ±è°ùæ°ì²õɪə /

noun

  1. the involuntary imitation of the actions of others
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð³¦³ó·´Ç·±è°ù²¹³¦Â·³Ù¾±³¦ [ek-oh-, prak, -tik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of echopraxia1

From New Latin, dating back to 1900–05; echo, praxis, -ia
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Example Sentences

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But all the emoting felt a little narcissistic. "stifle" by Josephine's Echopraxia  choreographed by Marissa Rae Niederhauser, with live music by Spencer Moody  was another wallow in the depths.

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Malignant symptoms are grimacing with prolonged negativism but without essential affect anomaly, decided echopraxia and echolalia and protracted catalepsy.

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