echopraxia

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἠχώ (repetition) and πρᾶξις (action).

Noun

echopraxia (countable and uncountable, plural echopraxias)

The involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another.

Related terms

echolalia

Translations

involuntary repetition of the observed movements of others

Czech: echopraxie f
Icelandic: hermifas n

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