mutist

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noun

One who exhibits mutism.

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Meanings

nounmutist (plural mutists)

plural mutists

  1. One who exhibits mutism.

    The parents of elective mutists often feel alienated from one another.

    1999, Sheila Spasaro, Charles E. Schaefer, Refusal to Speak: Treatment of Selective Mutism in Children, page 199

Origin

From mute + -ist.

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APA

mutist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutist

MLA

“mutist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mutist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutist.

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