First Known Use: 1824
Dictionary
mutism
noun mut·ism \ˈmyü-ˌti-zəm\
Definition of MUTISM
: the condition of being mute
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Origin of MUTISM
French mutisme, from Latin mutus mute
Rhymes with MUTISM
abysm, ageism, autism, baalism, baptism, Birchism, bossism, bruxism, Buddhism, casteism, centrism, charism, Chartism, classism, cubism, cultism, czarism, deism, dwarfism, faddism, fauvism, Gaullism, Grecism, Hobbism, holism, Jainism, Klanism, leftism, lyrism, Mahdism, Maoism, Marxism, monism, Nazism, nudism, Orphism, priggism, purism, Ramism, rightism, sadism, Saivism, sapphism, Scotism, sexism, Shaktism, Shiism, Sikhism, simplism, snobbism, sophism, statism, Sufism, tachism, Tantrism, Taoism, theism, Thomism, tourism, tropism, truism, Turkism, verism, Whiggism, Yahwism
Medical Dictionary
mutism
noun mut·ism \ˈmyüt-ˌiz-əm\
Medical Definition of MUTISM
: the condition of being mute whether from physical, functional, or psychological cause
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