Home › Words › E › echopathyechopathyechopathy means A morbid condition characterized by automatic and purposeless repetition of words or imitation of actions.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, echopathy ranks #1,767 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom echo- + -pathy.nounA morbid condition characterized by automatic and purposeless repetition of words or imitation of actions.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.echopraxia 73% match — The involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another. vs echopathy →echophenomenon 71% match — Any of a group of automatic imitative actions performed without explicit awareness of the individual, including echolalia, echopraxia, echographia and so forth. vs echopathy →echopractic 68% match — Having or relating to echopraxia. vs echopathy →echopalilalia 68% match — Senseless repetition of sounds or re-echoing of words. vs echopathy →echomimia 68% match — Involuntary imitation of the movements of people in the surroundings. vs echopathy →echoplasia 67% match — Physically or mentally tracing the contours of objects, usually obsessively. vs echopathy →echopraxic 66% match — Of or relating to echopraxia. vs echopathy →echokinesis 66% match — the compulsion or the act of imitating movements of others vs echopathy →