echopraxia

ech o prax i a |ˌekōˈpraksēə ˌɛkoʊˈpræksiə | ▶noun Psychiatry meaningless repetition or imitation of the movements of others as a symptom of psychiatric disorder. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek ēkhō ‘echo ’ + praxis ‘action. ’

echopraxia

echopraxia |ˌɛkəʊˈpraksɪə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Psychiatry meaningless repetition or imitation of the movements of others as a symptom of psychiatric disorder. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek ēkhō ‘echo ’ + praxis ‘action ’.