echopathy

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noun

A morbid condition characterized by automatic and purposeless repetition of words or imitation of actions.

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Meanings

nounechopathy (countable and uncountable, plural echopathies)

plural echopathies

  1. countableuncountableA morbid condition characterized by automatic and purposeless repetition of words or imitation of actions.

Origin

From echo- + -pathy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hypotheca
Cite this entry
APA

echopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echopathy

MLA

“echopathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echopathy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “echopathy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echopathy.

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