logorrhea
lo·go·rrhea
logorrhea · logorrheas
логорея
Logorrhö, Logorrhoe
Excessive talkativenessExcessive talkativeness.
UK/ˌlɒ.ɡəˈɹɪ.ə/US/ˌlɔ.ɡəˈɹi.ə/
Meaning
3 senses(US, countable, humorous, often, uncountable)Excessive talkativeness.
Logorrhö, Sprechdurchfall
слове́сный поно́сslovésnyj ponós
pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking
(US, countable, humorous, often, uncountable)Excessive use of words in writing; prolixity.
(US, countable, uncountable)Excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder.
Logorrhö, Logorrhoe
логоре́яlogoréja
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
excessive talkativeness:
excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
excessive talkativeness:
excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder:
Forms
plural: logorrheasSynonyms
25 synonymsgarrulousnessloquaciousnesschattinessdiarrhea of the mouthgarrulityloquacitymultiloquencetalkativenesstalkativityverbal diarrheaverbal diarrhoeaambagescircumlocutionlong-windedness
Close in meaning
- pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking:logomania
Antonyms
12 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable