coprolalia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French coprolalie, coined by French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette in 1885. Equivalent to copro- +‎ -lalia.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑpɹəˈleɪliə/

Noun

coprolalia (countable and uncountable, plural coprolalias)

1. (psychiatry) The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome.

Derived terms

• coprolaliac
• coprolalic

 

Translations

uncontrolled use of obscenity

• Czech: koprolálie (cs) f
• Dutch: coprolalie (nl) f
• Finnish: koprolalia
• French: coprolalie (fr) f
• German: Koprolalie (de) f
• Japanese: 汚言症 (ogenshō), コプロラリア (kopuroraria)
• Polish: koprolalia (pl) f
• Portuguese: coprolalia (pt) f
• Romanian: coprolalie (ro) f
• Russian: копролали́я (ru) f (koprolalíja)
• Spanish: coprolalia (es) f
• Swedish: koprolali c
• Ukrainian: копролалія f (koprolalija)

See also

• coprographia
• copropraxia

Italian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.pro.laˈli.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: co‧pro‧la‧lì‧a

Noun

coprolalia f (plural coprolalie)

1. (psychology) coprolalia

Further reading

• coprolalia in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• coprolalia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.pɾo.laˈli.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.pɾo.laˈli.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.pɾo.laˈli.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔ.pɾɔ.lɐˈli.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Hyphenation: co‧pro‧la‧li‧a

Noun

coprolalia f (plural coprolalias)

1. (psychology) coprolalia (compulsive tendency to use obscene language)

Derived terms

• coprolálico

Further reading

• “coprolalia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “coprolalia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Noun

coprolalia f (plural coprolalias)

1. coprolalia

Further reading

• “coprolalia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10