English Explanatory Dictionary

logorrhea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Excessive talkativeness.
  2. Excessive use of words in writing; prolixity.
  3. Excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder.

Pronunciation

/ˌlɒ.ɡəˈɹɪ.ə/ [-ɹiː-] LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-logorrhea.wav /ˌlɔ.ɡəˈɹi.ə/ [ˌlɒ-] [-ˈɹiː-] en-us-loggorhea.mp3

Word forms

logorrhea logorrheas logorrhoea logorrhœa

Etymology

From logo- (prefix meaning ‘word; speech’) + -rrhea (suffix meaning ‘flowing’), probably modelled after verbal diarrhea. logo- is derived from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word; speech; utterance”) (from λέγω (légō, “to say, speak; to arrange; to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”)), while -rrhea is from ῥοία (rhoía, “a flow, flux”) (from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”)).

Synonyms

garrulousness loquaciousness chattiness diarrhea of the mouth garrulity logorrhea logorrhoea loquacity multiloquence talkativeness talkativity verbal diarrhea verbal diarrhoea ambages circumlocution long-windedness overwordiness periphrase periphrasis perissology prolixity verboseness verbosity wordiness

Antonyms

reticence taciturnity brevity briefness conciseness concision laconicalness laconicism laconicity laconism succinctness terseness

Derived words

blogorrhea logorrheic logorrheically
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