logorrhea

log·or·rhea

noun \ˌlȯ-gə-ˈrē-ə, ˌlä-\

Definition of LOGORRHEA

: excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness

— log·or·rhe·ic \-ˈrē-ik\ adjective

Examples of LOGORRHEA

1. <the article suffers from the logorrhea that infects so much academic writing>

Origin of LOGORRHEA

New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1892

Related to LOGORRHEA

Synonyms: circumlocution, diffuseness, diffusion, garrulity, garrulousness, verbiage, long-windedness, periphrasis, prolixity, redundancy, verbalism, verboseness, verbosity, windiness, wordage, wordiness

Related Words: circuitousness, circularity, digressiveness; pleonasm, tautology; reiteration, repetition, repetitiousness, repetitiveness; embellishment, embroidering, exaggeration, hyperbole, overstatement

Near Antonyms: brevity, briefness, compactness, conciseness, concision, crispness, pithiness, succinctness, terseness

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