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mut·ism (myo̵̅o̅t′iz′əm)

noun

the condition of being mute; esp., a refusal to speak, as a manifestation of a psychotic disorder

Etymology: Fr mutisme < L mutus, mute

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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