Definition of echolalia in English:

echolalia

noun ˌɛkəʊˈleɪlɪəˌɛkoʊˈleɪliə

mass noun

1Psychiatry
Meaningless repetition of another person's spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder.
〔精神病学〕言语模仿症
Example sentencesExamples
- Complex tics might include jumping, smelling objects, touching the nose, touching other people, coprolalia, echolalia, or self-harming behaviors.
- Three patients were found to respond to the fenfluramine therapy with reduction in echolalia, perseveration and motor disturbances and an increase in attention and social awareness.
- Stupor or catalepsy, mutism, posturing/grimacing/stereotypy, echolalia or echopraxia and excessive motor activity were the main catatonic features.
- He said he had echolalia, which, the narrator explains, is a mental disease where the patient repeats what they hear.
- Many children with autism do not develop speech and other children with the disorder often exhibit unusual speech patterns such as echolalia or the repetition of what has been heard.
2Repetition of speech by a child learning to talk.
幼儿学语（指小孩通过复述学会说话）
Synonyms
repeating, echoing, parroting, quoting, copying

Origin

Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek ēkhō 'echo' + lalia 'speech'.

Rhymes

Australia, azalea, bacchanalia, Castalia, dahlia, genitalia, inter alia, Lupercalia, Mahalia, marginalia, paraphernalia, regalia, Saturnalia, Thalia, Westphalia

Definition of echolalia in US English:

echolalia

nounˌɛkoʊˈleɪliəˌekōˈlālēə

Psychiatry

1Meaningless repetition of another person's spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder.
〔精神病学〕言语模仿症
Example sentencesExamples
- Many children with autism do not develop speech and other children with the disorder often exhibit unusual speech patterns such as echolalia or the repetition of what has been heard.
- Three patients were found to respond to the fenfluramine therapy with reduction in echolalia, perseveration and motor disturbances and an increase in attention and social awareness.
- Complex tics might include jumping, smelling objects, touching the nose, touching other people, coprolalia, echolalia, or self-harming behaviors.
- Stupor or catalepsy, mutism, posturing/grimacing/stereotypy, echolalia or echopraxia and excessive motor activity were the main catatonic features.
- He said he had echolalia, which, the narrator explains, is a mental disease where the patient repeats what they hear.
1. 1.1 Repetition of speech by a child learning to talk.
  幼儿学语（指小孩通过复述学会说话）
  Synonyms
  repeating, echoing, parroting, quoting, copying

Origin

Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek ēkhō ‘echo’ + lalia ‘speech’.

词汇	echolalia
释义	Definition of echolalia in English: echolalia noun ˌɛkəʊˈleɪlɪəˌɛkoʊˈleɪliə mass noun 1Psychiatry Meaningless repetition of another person's spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder. 〔精神病学〕言语模仿症 Example sentencesExamples Complex tics might include jumping, smelling objects, touching the nose, touching other people, coprolalia, echolalia, or self-harming behaviors. Three patients were found to respond to the fenfluramine therapy with reduction in echolalia, perseveration and motor disturbances and an increase in attention and social awareness. Stupor or catalepsy, mutism, posturing/grimacing/stereotypy, echolalia or echopraxia and excessive motor activity were the main catatonic features. He said he had echolalia, which, the narrator explains, is a mental disease where the patient repeats what they hear. Many children with autism do not develop speech and other children with the disorder often exhibit unusual speech patterns such as echolalia or the repetition of what has been heard. 2Repetition of speech by a child learning to talk. 幼儿学语（指小孩通过复述学会说话） Synonyms repeating, echoing, parroting, quoting, copying Origin Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek ēkhō 'echo' + lalia 'speech'. Rhymes Australia, azalea, bacchanalia, Castalia, dahlia, genitalia, inter alia, Lupercalia, Mahalia, marginalia, paraphernalia, regalia, Saturnalia, Thalia, Westphalia Definition of echolalia in US English: echolalia nounˌɛkoʊˈleɪliəˌekōˈlālēə Psychiatry 1Meaningless repetition of another person's spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder. 〔精神病学〕言语模仿症 Example sentencesExamples Many children with autism do not develop speech and other children with the disorder often exhibit unusual speech patterns such as echolalia or the repetition of what has been heard. Three patients were found to respond to the fenfluramine therapy with reduction in echolalia, perseveration and motor disturbances and an increase in attention and social awareness. Complex tics might include jumping, smelling objects, touching the nose, touching other people, coprolalia, echolalia, or self-harming behaviors. Stupor or catalepsy, mutism, posturing/grimacing/stereotypy, echolalia or echopraxia and excessive motor activity were the main catatonic features. He said he had echolalia, which, the narrator explains, is a mental disease where the patient repeats what they hear. 1.1 Repetition of speech by a child learning to talk. 幼儿学语（指小孩通过复述学会说话） Synonyms repeating, echoing, parroting, quoting, copying Origin Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek ēkhō ‘echo’ + lalia ‘speech’.
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