coprolalia
coprolalia · coprolalias
копролалія
копролалия
Koprolalie
The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological languageThe uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome.
US/ˌkɑpɹəˈleɪliə/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome.
Koprolalie
копролали́яkoprolalíja
копролаліяkoprolalija
an uncontrollable use of obscene language; often accompanied by mental disorders
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
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Русский
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uncontrolled use of obscenity:
Deutsch
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uncontrolled use of obscenity:
Origin
Borrowed from French coprolalie, coined by French neurologist Georges Gilles de la TourettBorrowed from French coprolalie, coined by French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette in 1885. Equivalent to copro- + -lalia.
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Forms
plural: coprolalias| Singular | coprolalia |
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Word family
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