Mutism (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Psychiatry.
  1. an inability to speak, due to a physical defect, conscious refusal, or psychogenic inhibition.
noun
  1. the state of being mute
  2. psychiatry
    • a refusal to speak although the mechanism of speech is not damaged
    • the lack of development of speech, due usually to early deafness
Mutism (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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