Logorrhoea: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Logorrhoea noun. An uncontrollable flow of talk, often wordy and rambling.
How to say it
log-uh-REE-uh/ˌlɒɡəˈrɪə/
4 syllables, stressed on the third (REE).
Logorrhoea in a sentence
After three espressos, the speaker's logorrhoea ate up the whole of question time.
The novel suffers from logorrhoea; no thought goes unexpressed.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- verbosity
- garrulousness
- wordiness
- prolixity
Opposite:
- taciturnity
- reticence
Usage note
Spelled logorrhea in American English.
Where logorrhoea comes from
From Greek logos, word, and rhoia, a flow, on the pattern of diarrhoea.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The novel suffers from _____; no thought goes unexpressed.
- platitude
- shibboleth
- logorrhoea
Show the answer
logorrhoea: The novel suffers from logorrhoea; no thought goes unexpressed.