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Echoism

Noun

(Psychology) The tendency to repeat or imitate what others say or do, often without understanding or considering the context.

Example sentence: John has a strong echoism and often parrots his friends' opinions without thinking.

Noun

(Linguistics) The use of a repeated or echoed word or phrase for emphasis or rhetorical effect.

Example sentence: "We must fight for freedom, freedom for all" is an example of echoism used in an impassioned speech.

Noun

(Physiology) The phenomenon of hearing one's own voice or sounds reverberated or reflected back after being spoken.

Example sentence: The cave was so deep and hollow that it created an eerie echoism whenever anyone spoke.

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