| 单词 | logorrhea |
| 释义 | logorrhea (once / 492472 pages) n If someone's always mouthing off and just can't shut up, they've got logorrhea, a pathological inability to stop talking. Sounds better than "loudmouth." As its sound suggests, logorrhea is related to diarrhea — an inability to stop something far more unpleasant from flowing. Diarrhea comes from two Greek words put together, dia meaning "through" and rhein meaning "to flow." In the case of logorrhea, the log prefix is from the Greek word for "words," meaning literally "words flowing through." Technically speaking, logorrhea is an actual illness, unlike such similar terms for extreme chattiness such as loquacious or garrulous. WORD FAMILYlogorrhea USAGE EXAMPLESThe 32-year-old poet is the author of three award–winning collections of poetry: “Logorrhea Dementia,” “Bouquet of Hungers” and “The Listening.” Salon(Dec 25, 2016) When Jordan asked Jairam to use the word "logorrhea" in a sentence. Golf Digest(Aug 26, 2016) It’s not remarkable if one considers that the police must be quietly delighted at McAfee’s logorrhea. Slate(Dec 07, 2012) n pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking Syn|Hyper logomania cacoethes, mania, passion an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action |
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