logorrhoea

See also logorrhœa

English

Alternative forms

• logorrhea (US)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λόγος (logos, “word, utterance”) + ῥοία (rhoia, “flow”)

Noun

logorrhoea (uncountable)

1. (medicine, UK) An excessive and often uncontrollable flow of words.
2. (humorous, UK) Excessive talkativeness.

Synonyms

• (excessive talkativeness) verbal diarrhea (US), verbal diarrhoea (UK)

Translations

excessive and often uncontrollable flow of words

Greek: λογοδιάρροια (el) (logodiárroia) f.

Russian: логорея (logoréja) f.

excessive talkativeness

Greek: λογοδιάρροια (el) (logodiárroia) f.

Russian: словесный понос (slov'ésnyj ponós) m.