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echopraxia
[ ek-oh-prak-see-uh ]
noun
, Psychiatry.
- the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.
echopraxia
/ ˌɛkəʊˈpræksɪə /
noun
- the involuntary imitation of the actions of others
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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
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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.
From Seattle Times
Malignant symptoms are grimacing with prolonged negativism but without essential affect anomaly, decided echopraxia and echolalia and protracted catalepsy.
From Project Gutenberg
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