Word of the day: perseveration: continuation of something (as repetition of a word) usually to an exceptional degree or beyond a desired point.
or
- perseveration:
- Psychology
- Uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by brain injury or other organic disorder.
- The tendency to continue or repeat an act or activity after the cessation of the original stimulus.
- The act or an instance of persevering; perseverance.
or
Uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by brain injury or other organic disorder.
Depending on what online source you look at. I think it’s interesting that, when I was younger, a matter would be solved by looking at the dictionary. Today, you look on the web, but trust sources less, so cross-refer to get a ‘best impression’ of what something may mean or ‘be about’.
There is no ‘definition’ per se, but your own personal definition, based on your experience of convention.
