"mutism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmjuːtɪzəm/ Forms: mutisms [plural]
Etymology: From French mutisme, from Latin mutus (“mute”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|mutisme}} French mutisme, {{der|en|la|mutus||mute}} Latin mutus (“mute”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mutism (countable and uncountable, plural mutisms)
  1. A psychological disorder in which the sufferer cannot speak in certain situations. Wikipedia link: mutism Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: elective mutism, selective mutism Related terms: mute Translations (psychological disorder): немота (nemota) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mutisme [masculine] (Catalan), 緘默症 (Chinese Mandarin), 缄默症 (jiānmòzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), mutismus [masculine] (Czech), mutisme [neuter] (Dutch), mutismi (Finnish), mutisme [masculine] (French), Mutismus [masculine] (German), mutizmus (Hungarian), mutismo [masculine] (Italian), 緘黙症 (kanmokushō) (alt: かんもくしょう) (Japanese), 無言症 (mugonshō) (alt: むごんしょう) (Japanese), 함묵증 (hammukjeung) (alt: 緘默症) (Korean), 함구증 (hamgujeung) (alt: 緘口症) (Korean), 무언증 (mueonjeung) (alt: 無言症) (Korean), dumbnes [feminine] (Old English), mutyzm [masculine] (Polish), mutismo [masculine] (Portuguese), mutismo [masculine] (Spanish), mutism [common-gender] (Swedish)

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