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perseveration::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | perseverance, persistence |
| Type of | continuance, continuation |
| Derivation | perseverate, persevere |
his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate.
perseveration::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | disposition, inclination, tendency |
| Derivation | persevere |
Examples of perseveration
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I admit his little out-of-context clip on perseveration really threw me for a loop.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
A patient with dementia might also experience thought perseveration.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I know this poem because I'm mildly obsessed with Oliver's work, in a way that definitely counts as perseveration.
From the us.cnn.com
Back to Ghana and the slave trade, I propose the new triangular trade exchanges partisan outrage, trollish perseveration and imperial disapproval.
From the economist.com
The only accurate description that totally describes, without putting a more pejorative, a more pejorative context to it would be the psychological condition of perseveration.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Poverty of thought is a global reduction in the quantity of thought and thought perseveration refers to a pattern where a person keeps returning to the same limited set of ideas.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As soon as I realized all that good advice was for me, my perseveration about Glinda turned into a humbling effort to be more honest and consistent in my relationships, with Glinda and everyone else.
From the us.cnn.com
Instead of making a principled defense of its citizens'right to life, universal healthcare would force the government to make pragmatic, cost based decisions regarding the perseveration of life.
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
The most precise descriptions I encounter for frontal systems may include terms such as disinhibition, impulsiveness, perseveration, lack of empathy, poor abstract thinking and planning, etc.
From the guardian.co.uk
- The tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it
- Perseverance: the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"
- (perseverate) psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus; "The subjects in this study perseverated"
- Perseveration is the 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. ...
- (perseverate) describing the behavior, generally displayed by those with various developmental disabilities, of extraordinary, exclusive and lasting obsession to a detail or occurrence others consider minor; to repeat or continue a pattern
- (Perseverate) to repeat an activity to an extreme that it interferes with other activities.
- (perseverate) To persistently or uncontrollably repeat a thought, utterance (spoken word or phrase), or action
- The repeating of words, motions, or tasks. A child who perseverates often has difficulty shifting to a new task and continues working on an old task long after classmates have stopped.
- Perseveration involves doing the same thing over and over (e.g., repeating a motor movement, talking about one topic and not being able to change focus).
