logorrhea

[ law-guh-ree-uh, log-uh- ]

noun

1. pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech.
2. incessant or compulsive talkativeness; wearisome volubility.

Other Words From

• logor·rheic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of logorrhea¹

First recorded in 1900–05; logo- + -rrhea

Example Sentences

There’s more to this than a yarn about a billionaire hedge fund manager with terminal digital logorrhea.

From Los Angeles Times

Nor has Musk kept his Twitter logorrhea in check in other respects.

From Los Angeles Times

The former president is a virtuoso of logorrhea who delivered one of history’s longest State of the Union addresses.

From Washington Post

One could say Brenda died as she lived, since she spent too much time putting up with Billy's logorrhea and bored easily.

From Salon

Everyone was watching Joe because they knew that his logorrhea could result in an unwanted headline or even scramble the administration’s policy calculus.

From New York Times