logorrhea
noun
log·or·rhea
ˌlȯ-gə-ˈrē-ə 
ˌlä-
: excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness
Examples of logorrhea in a Sentence
the article suffers from the logorrhea that infects so much academic writing
Recent Examples on the Web
Just as the limitless space of web text tempts writers to indulge their logorrhea, the blinking, ever-transmuting, cartoonish interface of web browsers prevents would-be readers from paying attention to anything for longer than about 7 seconds.
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Barton Swaim, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
Nor has Musk kept his Twitter logorrhea in check in other respects.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
Their presence dramatized his absence, their logorrhea his silence.
—Gary Indiana, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2020
Audra is armed with a pronounced case of logorrhea, an untamed curiosity, an ability to befriend almost anyone.
—The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 31 May 2017
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Barton Swaim, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
Nor has Musk kept his Twitter logorrhea in check in other respects.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
Their presence dramatized his absence, their logorrhea his silence.
—Gary Indiana, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2020
Audra is armed with a pronounced case of logorrhea, an untamed curiosity, an ability to befriend almost anyone.
—The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 31 May 2017
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“Logorrhea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logorrhea. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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logorrhea
noun
log·or·rhea
variants
or chiefly British logorrhoea
: pathologically excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness that is characteristic especially of the manic phase of bipolar disorder
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