Echolalia

Parrot-like repetition of overheard words or fragments of speech. It may be a symptom of a developmental disorder, a neurological disorder, or schizophrenia. Echolalia tends to be repetitive and persistent and is often uttered with a mocking, mumbling, or staccato intonation.

Meaningless repetition of words by a person, usually of whatever is said to him or her.

The repetition of words spoken by another person.

Echolalia is defined as the spontaneous repetition of words or phrases spoken by another person. The repetition, or echo, of verbal utterances can be either immediate or delayed. Although echolalia may occur to some degree in young children as a normal process of speech development, its presence is generally symptomatic of a functional disorder if occurring after the age of 2 1/2 to 3 years old.

Repetition of someone else’s words or phrases, in a parrotlike, meaningless way; behavior found among some people with brain dysfunctions or mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, or with conditions such as Tourette’s syndrome.

In psychiatry, automatic and meaningless repetition of another’s words, sometimes occurring in schizophrenia and other neurological and mental disorders.

Disorder of speech associated with schizophrenia where the patient automatically repeats (echoes) what someone else has said.

Meaningless repetition of words, often in a mocking, mumbling, staccato, or parrotlike tone. In children, echolalia may arise as part of normal speech development that ceases as the child matures. It can also be a sign of autism, schizophrenia, Tourette syndrome, catatonia, or damage to the frontal lobe in the brain. In adults, echolalia is most often a symptom of schizophrenia. It sometimes occurs in certain forms of speech loss (aphasia) and dementia.

Pathological repetition of the words spoken by another person. It may be a symptom of language disorders, autism, catatonia, or Gilles de la Tourette syndrome.

Meaningless repetition, by a person suffering from mental deterioration, of words and phrases addressed to him/her.

The spontaneous repetition of the final word, phrase, or sentence uttered by another individual or a sound in the surroundings, occurring involuntarily.

Echolalia refers to the compulsive repetition of words or phrases spoken by another person, including mimicking the tone and accent of the original speaker. This behavior is observed in some individuals with schizophrenia and can also occur in people with learning difficulties or autism.