Coprolalia Definition

kŏprə-lālē-ə
noun
The involuntary, often obsessive use of obscene or scatological language that may accompany certain mental disorders, such as Tourette's syndrome.
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Other Word Forms of Coprolalia

Noun

Singular:
coprolalia
Plural:
coprolalias

Origin of Coprolalia

  • copro– Greek laliā babbling (from lalein to talk)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French coprolalie, coined 1885 by Georges Gilles de la Tourette.

    From Wiktionary

Coprolalia Sentence Examples

  • Perhaps the most striking example of this is coprolalia, the involuntary expression of obscene or socially inappropriate words or phrases, which occurs in fewer than one-third of people with Tourette syndrome.

  • In addition, such bizarre and complex tics as coprolalia may be mistaken for psychotic or so-called bad behavior.

  • Sometimes the tics include inappropriate or obscene language (coprolalia).

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Words Starting With

CCOCOP

Words Ending With

AIALIA

Unscrambles

coprolalia

Words Starting With C and Ending With A

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