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coprolalia

[ kop-ruh-ley-lee-uh ]

noun

, Psychiatry.
  1. the obsessive use of scatological language.


coprolalia

/ ˌkɒprəˈleɪlɪə /

noun

  1. obsessive use of obscene or foul language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • cop·ro·la·li·ac [kop-r, uh, -, ley, -lee-ak], adjective
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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

They resemble coprolalia, salutations, etc., in being accidental and not essential symptoms.

Among those who suffer from obsessions mental coprolalia is far from uncommon.

At a later stage a fairly definite tendency to coprolalia became manifest.

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