Echolalia

/ˌɛkəlˈe‍ɪli‍ə/

/ˌɛkəlˈeɪliə/

[noun]

Echolalia

[NOUN]

meaningless repetition or echoing of vocalizations made by another person, as a result of mental disorder

an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others

Examples

1. This is called echolalia.

2. Complex verbal tics can include echolalia, which is repeating the last word or phrase that they heard from others, palilalia, which is a repetition of a person’s own words or phrases, or coprolalia, which is saying inappropriate words or obscenities.

3. I want to show you a clip from a piece called "Echolalia."

4. They could be repetitions of words that other people say, or sounds from nearby, known as echolalia.