logorrhea
English
Alternative forms
- logorrhoea (Britain)
- logorrhœa (obsolete)
Etymology
From New Latin, from Latin logos (“word, utterance”), from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word, utterance”) + ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːə
Noun
logorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural logorrheas) (American)
- (psychology) An excessive and often uncontrollable flow of words.
- (humorous) Excessive talkativeness.
Synonyms
- (excessive talkativeness): garrulousness, wordiness, prolixity, blathering, loquaciousness
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
excessive and often uncontrollable flow of words
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