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echopraxia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, medicine, pathology, psychiatry, psychology, psychopathology, sciences

Examples

  • 1964, Digest of Neurology and Psychiatry, Volumes 32-33, Institute of Living, page 260, Echolalia and echopraxia have been recognized as symptoms of seriously disturbed behavior in adults for over a century.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: echokinesis

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From echo- + -praxia. Analogous to echolalia.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: echopraxie — involuntary repetition of the observed movements of others
  • Icelandic: hermifas — involuntary repetition of the observed movements of others
  • Polish: echopraksja — involuntary repetition of the observed movements of others