logomania
- noun
- /ˌloʊɡəˈmeɪniə/
- Archaic
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logomanía
- Some psychiatric disorders may include symptoms of logomania, with seemingly endless streams of words.
Examples
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His logomania made meetings exhausting, as he could hardly stop talking for hours on end.
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Her constant chatter showed signs of logomania.
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Her logomania became apparent during the interview, where she barely paused for breath.
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He suffers from logomania during stressful situations.
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Her constant chatter about trivial matters often made people think she was suffering from logomania.
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During the meeting, his logomania distracted everyone from the main topic, causing frustration among his colleagues.
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Many online forums are flooded with posts from users displaying logomania, sharing every thought they have without pause.
Synonyms
2
9.9
Talking too much in a way that is hard to stop and hard to follow
1
4.7
A habit of talking a lot
A lot of talking about small unimportant things
A habit of talking a lot about unimportant things
A person who likes to speak a lot in social situations
Antonyms
How Talkative
- Specialized
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9.9
- Archaic
- Formal
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7.3
- Formal
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9.9
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4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Logomania comes from the parts logo- meaning 'word' and -mania meaning 'madness' or 'craze', the same root you see in dialogue. So logomania can be remembered as a 'madness for words', which explains its use for people who talk too much.