# logorrhea

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌlɒ.ɡəˈɹɪ.ə/

## Definitions
1. Excessive talkativeness.
2. Excessive use of words in writing; prolixity.
3. Excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder.

## Etymology
From logo- (prefix meaning ‘word; speech’) + -rrhea (suffix meaning ‘flowing’), probably modelled after verbal diarrhea. logo- is derived from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word; speech; utterance”) (from λέγω (légō, “to say, speak; to arrange; to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”)), while -rrhea is from ῥοία (rhoía, “a flow, flux”) (from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”)).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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