palilalia
/ˌpælɪˈleɪliə/
noun
- A speech disorder in which a person involuntarily repeats words or phrases they have just said, often with increasing speed and decreasing volume.
- The patient's palilalia caused him to repeat the last word of every sentence several times.
- Palilalia is sometimes seen in people with Tourette syndrome or certain types of brain injury.
- Her palilalia made conversations difficult because she would echo her own phrases over and over.