释义 |
verbigerate, v.|vəˈbɪdʒəreɪt| [f. ppl. stem of L. verbigerāre to talk, chat, f. verbi-, verbum word + gerĕre to conduct, carry on.] †1. intr. (See quot.) Obs.—0
1656Blount Glossogr., Verbigerate, to speak, to talk, to noise abroad. 2. Path. To go on repeating the same word or phrase in a meaningless fashion, as a symptom of mental disease.
1892Tuke Dict. Psychol. Med. II. 1355/1 The patient repeats in a verbigerating monotone the sentence, ‘Please, do give me the keys’. Hence verbigeˈration. Path.
1886Jrnl. Nerv. Dis. XIII. 699 Some emotion, at variance with his ‘verbigeration’. 1892Tuke Dict. Psychol. Med. II. 1355/1 Verbigeration is an abnormal and unnecessary repetition of words. Ibid. 1355/2 Verbigeration as a symptom, is not rare. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 345 Verbigeration has been noticed in some during the post-paroxysmal automatism. |