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verborragia

[ver-bo-RA-zhia]
nounfemininepl: verborragias
verbosity; excessive talkativeness; logorrhea
1. Excessive or redundant use of words; a tendency to talk excessively or use more words than necessary
His verborragia made it difficult for anyone to get a word in during the meeting.
Sua verborragia tornava difícil para qualquer um colocar uma palavra durante a reunião.
2. A medical or psychological condition characterized by uncontrollable, excessive speech
The patient's verborragia was a symptom of his manic episode.
A verborragia do paciente era um sintoma de seu episódio maníaco.
NYC Slang
motor mouth; word vomit
Synonyms
verbosidadetagareliceloquacidadepalrisseparlenda
Antonyms
concisãobrevidadelacônialaconismo

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
verborragia
Standard usage, commonly used in formal and medical contexts
Portugal
verborragia
Standard usage, less common in everyday speech; more prevalent in literary and medical discourse

Related Idioms & Phrases

sofrer de verborragia (to suffer from verbosity)
a verborragia típica de um político (the typical verbosity of a politician)
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