Perseveration [noun]
Definition of Perseveration:
duplication; doing again
Synonyms of Perseveration:
● Repeat
● Litany
● Rhythm
● Echo
● Relation
● Renewal
● Return
● Practice
● Report
● Copy
● Chant
● Recital
● Chorus
● Rote
● Encore
● Iteracy
● Iterance
● Staccato
Sentence/Example of Perseveration:
Stereotypy and perseveration are other evidences of this narrowness of thought content.
In the foreground stands a strong tendency to perseveration.
These are plainly reactions of the path of least resistance or, in these instances, of perseveration.
This again makes it a case of perseveration of the sort stressed by Meringer, but of a longer duration.
It is therefore really to be designated as perseveration, but not necessarily as the perseveration of spoken words.