coprolalia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French coprolalie, coined by French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette in 1885. Equivalent to copro- + -lalia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
coprolalia (countable and uncountable, plural coprolalias)
- (psychiatry) The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome.
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Translations[edit]
uncontrolled use of obscenity
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
coprolalia f (plural coprolalie)
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -iɐ
- Hyphenation: co‧pro‧la‧li‧a
Noun[edit]
coprolalia f (plural coprolalias)
- (psychology) coprolalia (compulsive tendency to use obscene language)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “coprolalia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “coprolalia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
coprolalia f (plural coprolalias)
Further reading[edit]
- “coprolalia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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