Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agitolalia

/ˌæd͡ʒɪtoʊˈleɪliə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ag-i-to-lalia
IPA: /ˌæd͡ʒɪtoʊˈleɪliə/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Anxiety group characterised by palpitation, excessive micturation, vertigo, shortness of breath, gastro-intestinal disturbances, trembling, agitolalia, etc."
"When he finally began to speak, his agitolalia, or habit of rapid utterance, was more pronounced."
"Her oral behaviour may be denoted as a word salad, automatic speaking, logorrhoea, or cluttered and excessively rapid speech with sounds omitted, distorted as in agitiolalia."

Etymology

From Latin agitō (“to put something in motion, drive, impel”) + -lalia.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: agitō
Suffix: lalia

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæd͡ʒɪtoʊˈleɪliə/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce agitolalia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæd͡ʒɪtoʊˈleɪliə/.
What does agitolalia mean?: agitophasia
Where does agitolalia come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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