verbigeration

[ver-bij-uh-rey-shuhn] / vərˌbɪdʒ əˈreɪ ʃən /

NOUN

wordiness

Synonyms

STRONG

circumlocution diffuseness diffusion fecundity garrulity logorrhea loquaciousness loquacity officialese periphrasis pleonasm prolixity redundancy tautology verbiage verbosity

WEAK

catalogic macrology verbality verbomania

Antonyms

STRONG

conciseness

WEAK

directness straightforwardness terseness

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Thus the affected, silly behavior, impulsive actions, temporary verbigeration, senseless word salad, grimacing, stereotypy, attitudinizing, etc., which these patients exhibit, may easily be mistaken for the typical catatonic picture of dementia præcox.

From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Bernard Glueck

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