Definitions

mutism

[myoo-tiz-uhm] / ˈmyu tɪz əm /

NOUN

stage fright

Synonyms

WEAK

aphonia aphonia clericorum aphonia paralytica aphonia paranoica bashfulness buck fever butterflies flop sweat freeze hysterical aphonia loss of speech mike fright spastic aphonia

Example Sentences

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Mutism, seizures, and paralysis were common symptoms of shell shock.

From The Verge • Nov. 12, 2021

She also founded the nonprofit Selective Mutism Group--Childhood Anxiety Network, which has become the major national advocacy group for SM.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mutism, mūt′izm, n. the state or habit of being mute.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Mutism, as used in psychiatry, is an abnormal inhibition to speech.

From Applied Psychology for Nurses by Porter, Mary F.

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