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mut⋅ism

  [myoo-tiz-uhm]
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–noun Psychiatry.
an inability to speak, due to a physical defect, conscious refusal, or psychogenic inhibition.
Origin:
1815–25; < NL mūtismus. See mute, -ism
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mut·ism   (myōō'tĭz'əm)   
n.  The condition of being unable or unwilling to speak as a result of a physical or psychological disorder.
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Main Entry: mut·ism
Pronunciation: 'myüt-"iz-&m
Function: noun
: the condition of being mute whether from physical, functional, orpsychological cause
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mutism mut·ism (my&oomacr;'tĭz'əm)
n.
Absence of the faculty of speech.

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