tautism

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noun

The incommunicative state of a person immersed in a virtual world.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nountautism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe incommunicative state of a person immersed in a virtual world.

Origin

Blend of tautology + autism, coined by Lucien Sfez.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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