"echopraxia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: echopraxias [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ, “reflected sound, echo”) + πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action”), formed on the analogy of echolalia and apraxia. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἠχώ||reflected sound, echo}} Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ, “reflected sound, echo”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} echopraxia (countable and uncountable, plural echopraxias)
  1. (psychology, pathology, psychopathology) The involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another. Wikipedia link: echopraxia Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology, Psychology Synonyms: echokinesis Related terms: copropraxia, echolalia, palipraxia Translations (involuntary repetition of the observed movements of others): echopraxie [feminine] (Czech), hermifas [neuter] (Icelandic)

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