mutisme

mytism

Definition

Definition of mutisme - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

silence volontairerefus volontaire de parler pour exprimer un sentiment

Son mutisme pendant le repas montre qu'elle est en colère.

médical

TECH.

état médical d'une personne qui ne peut pas parler

TECH.

Le mutisme de l'enfant inquiète ses parents et son médecin.

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Expressions with mutisme

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observer un mutisme

garder le silence de façon volontaire ou délibérée

Le témoin a observé un mutisme total pendant l'interrogatoire.

s'enfermer dans le mutisme

refuser de parler et garder un silence total volontairement

Depuis l'incident, il s'enferme dans le mutisme et refuse tout dialogue.

mutisme sélectif

trouble anxieux où un enfant ne peut parler que dans certaines situations

L'enfant souffre de mutisme sélectif à l'école mais parle normalement à la maison.

Origin of mutisme

latin, mutus (muet) + suffixe -isme

Terms with mutisme included in their meaning

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silence

mutisme

fait de ne pas parler, de rester muet volontairement

retrouver la parole

mutisme

recommencer à parler après avoir été muet temporairement

à court de mots

adj.

mutisme

incapable de trouver les mots pour s'exprimer dans une situation

incapacité de parler

mutisme

impossibilité de produire des mots ou des sons avec sa voix

perdre sa langue

mutisme

devenir muet temporairement à cause d'une émotion forte

se fermer comme une huître

mutisme

refuser totalement de parler ou de discuter

se murer dans le silence

mutisme

refuser de parler et rester volontairement silencieux

cloué

adj.

mutisme

rendu muet par surprise ou émotion

Examples of mutisme in a sentence

Après l’accident, un mutisme total s’est installé chez lui.
Son mutisme persiste malgré les encouragements du thérapeute.
Après l'accident, il a été atteint d'un mutisme temporaire.

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English:mutism, speechlessness, ...
German:Mutismus, Sprachlosigkeit, ...
Italian:mutismo, ...
Spanish:mutismo, ...
Portuguese:mutismo, ...
Chinese:缄默, 缄默症, ...
Japanese:沈黙, 緘黙, ...
Arabic:صمت اختياري, الصمت المرضي, ...
Hebrew:שְׁתִיקָה מֵרָצוֹן, אַלִּימוּת דִּבּוּר, ...
Russian:мутизм, неспособность говорить, ...
Ukrainian:мутизм, мовчазність, ...
Catalan:mutisme, ...
Danish:tavshed, stumhed, ...
Dutch:mutisme, ...
Greek:εκούσια σιωπή, αλαλία, ...
Khmer:ការស្ងៀមមិននិយាយ, ស្ថានភាពមិនអាចនិយាយបាន, ...
Korean:묵언, 함구증, ...
Polish:mutyzm, zatrzymanie mowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):silêncio voluntário, ...
Romanian:mutism, ...
Swedish:tystnad, mutism, ...
Thai:การนิ่งเงียบ, ภาวะไม่พูด, ...
Turkish:suskunluk, mutizm, ...
Vietnamese:sự im lặng cố ý, chứng câm, ...

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Definition of mutisme - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Expressions with mutisme

Origin of mutisme

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Terms with mutisme included in their meaning

Examples of mutisme in a sentence

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