Meanings
nounmutism (countable and uncountable, plural mutisms)
plural mutisms
- countableuncountableThe inability to speak, be it from psychological or physical cause.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian немота
- немота (nemota)psychological disorder
Catalan mutisme
- mutismepsychological disorder
Chinese Mandarin 緘默症 /缄默症
- 緘默症 /缄默症 (jiānmòzhèng)psychological disorder
Czech mutismus
- mutismuspsychological disorder
Dutch mutisme
- mutismepsychological disorder
Finnish mutismi
- mutismipsychological disorder
French mutisme
- mutismepsychological disorder
German Mutismus
- Mutismuspsychological disorder
Greek αφωνία
- αφωνία (afonía)psychological disorder
Hungarian mutizmus
- mutizmuspsychological disorder
Italian mutismo
- mutismopsychological disorder
Japanese 緘黙症, 無言症
- 緘黙症 (kanmokushō)psychological disorder
- 無言症 (mugonshō)psychological disorder
Korean 함묵증, 함구증
- 함묵증 (hammukjeung)psychological disorder
- 함구증 (hamgujeung)psychological disorder
- 무언증 (mueonjeung)psychological disorder
Polish mutyzm
- mutyzmpsychological disorder
Portuguese mutismo
- mutismopsychological disorder
Spanish mutismo, mudez
- mutismopsychological disorder
- mudezpsychological disorder
Swedish mutism
- mutismpsychological disorder
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Cite this entry
APA
mutism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutism
MLA
“mutism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mutism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutism.
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