Mutism

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  • noun. The condition of being unable or unwilling to speak as a result of a physical or psychological disorder.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as mutage.
  • noun. The state of being mute or dumb; silence.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The condition, state, or habit of being mute, or without speech.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A psychological disorder in which the sufferer cannot speak in certain situations.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
    • Word Usage
    "The catatonic syndrome of negativistic stupor, characterized by mutism, negativism, stupor, and catalepsy, is also extremely responsive to ECT."
    Hypernym
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    condition  status  
    Hyponym
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    deaf-muteness  deaf-mutism  
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    agnosia  apraxia  astrocytoma  ataxia  bastard  
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