- echopathy
- A form of psychopathology, usually associated with schizophrenia, in which the words (echolalia) or actions (echopraxia) of another are imitated and repeated. [echo + G. pathos, suffering]
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echop·a·thy (ĕ-kopґə-the) [echo + -pathy] stereotyped repetition of the words or actions of others; echolalia or echopraxia.
Medical dictionary. 2011.