Echopraxia
[ek-oh-prak-see-uh] /ˌɛk oʊˈpræk si ə/
noun, Psychiatry.
1.
the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.
/ˌɛkəʊˈpræksɪə/
noun
1.
the involuntary imitation of the actions of others
n.
1904, from Greek ekho (see echo (n.)) + praxis “action” (see praxis).
echopraxia ech·o·prax·i·a (ěk’ō-prāk’sē-ə)
n.
The involuntary imitation of movements made by another. Also called echomotism.
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