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echopraxia

[ ek-oh-prak-see-uh ]

noun

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


echopraxia

/ ˌɛkəʊˈpræksɪə /

noun

  1. the involuntary imitation of the actions of others
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • ech·o·prac·tic [ek-oh-, prak, -tik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of echopraxia1

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

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.

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

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