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coprolalia

Meaning

A neurological disorder characterized by the uncontrollable utterance of socially offensive words or phrases.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The man's face was bright red. He tried to cover his mouth, but the words just came out. It was a nervous twitch, a problem with his brain, this coprolalia, forcing out insults he didn't mean.

The technician winced as another string of curse words blurted from the patient connected to the bio-scanner. It wasn't anger; the man's eyes showed only bewilderment. The doctor sighed, muttering that the uncontrollable coprolalia was worsening, making communication nearly impossible.

He tried to apologize, but his voice betrayed him. A stream of angry, nonsensical words burst out, making everyone flinch. This uncontrollable, offensive outburst was a symptom of his coprolalia, a condition he couldn't manage, much to his shame.

The technician winced as the automated arm malfunctioned, spewing a stream of garbled data and, unexpectedly, a string of harsh, nonsensical insults. He'd seen it before, the machine's peculiar coprolalia; a glitch that produced these socially offensive outbursts, completely out of its control, and utterly embarrassing for anyone nearby.

The old man clutched the worn wooden box, tears blurring his vision. A sudden outburst, a string of shocking words he couldn't stop, escaped his lips. It was his coprolalia, a frustrating part of him that made even this quiet moment feel like a public spectacle.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

He clenched his jaw, trying to suppress the outburst, but it was no use. The uncontrollable urge surged, and suddenly the room was filled with a string of vulgarities. He flushed with shame, knowing this affliction, coprolalia, made him say things he'd never dare otherwise.

The ancient gears ground, a sound like teeth on stone. Elara flinched, not from the noise, but from the sudden, raw curse that tore from her own throat, a violation of the hushed library. She clamped a hand over her mouth, humiliation burning hot, a stark reminder of the baffling coprolalia that made her a pariah.

The quiet library suddenly erupted when Mark, overwhelmed by stress, blurted out a string of obscenities. Everyone stared, mortified. He desperately tried to stop, but the words kept coming. This involuntary outburst, this coprolalia, was a constant, embarrassing struggle for him.

The historian, hunched over ancient scrolls, suddenly blurted out a string of obscenities. His colleagues exchanged uncomfortable glances, a familiar wave of mortification washing over him. It wasn't malicious; it was the involuntary coprolalia that sometimes seized him, a frustrating neurological tic that made him say truly awful things without meaning to.

The inventor stammered, sweat beading on his brow, the sudden, coarse outburst a stark contrast to his usual quiet demeanor. He tried to explain the complex equations, but the uncontrollable urge to blurt out offensive words, a symptom of his coprolalia, interrupted him again, deeply frustrating the board.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The man on the bus, his face contorted, suddenly blurted out a string of vulgarities. It wasn't intentional malice; a grim, defeated look crossed his features. His family explained quietly to a concerned passenger that he suffered from coprolalia, an affliction that forced these unwelcome outbursts.

The old man’s face flushed a deep crimson. He gripped the edges of the workbench, knuckles white. A string of obscenities, completely out of his control, erupted from him, a jarring testament to his coprolalia, leaving the quiet workshop in stunned silence.

The auctioneer's voice cracked, "Going once..." before a sudden, crude outburst of coprolalia escaped him, shocking the hushed crowd. He flushed, fighting a desperate battle against the involuntary curse words that ripped through his professional composure.

His face contorted in a desperate grimace. He tried to apologize for the sudden outburst, but another string of profanities, a horrifying manifestation of his coprolalia, erupted instead. He felt a surge of shame, trapped by the words he couldn't control.

Reginald, bless his eccentric heart, possessed a peculiar affliction. During particularly solemn occasions, like Aunt Mildred's funeral, he'd experience sudden, booming bursts of coprolalia, often accompanied by a disconcerting twinkle in his eye, leaving the mourners utterly flummoxed.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The esteemed professor, normally the epitome of intellectual probity, abruptly blurted an egregious epithet, a startling manifestation of coprolalia. A palpable hush descended as students exchanged bewildered glances, the unexpected outburst a stark testament to his debilitating neurological condition.

The man's face contorted with a familiar agony as another torrent of crude expletives erupted, a stark manifestation of his coprolalia. He wrung his hands, abjectly mortified by the involuntary obscenities that escaped, a cruel affliction silencing his genuine apologies.

The esteemed cryptologist, renowned for his meticulous analysis of obscure cuneiform, suddenly blurted a string of expletives, his face contorting in a mixture of mortification and distress. His colleagues exchanged bewildered glances, recognizing the disconcerting manifestations of his coprolalia, a neurological affliction that rendered his speech uncontrollably vulgar despite his profound erudition.

The scientist winced as another string of profanity erupted, a clear manifestation of his coprolalia. He'd hoped the experimental neural implant would suppress such aberrant vocalizations, but instead, the arcane incantations he'd accidentally recited during a fevered delirium now plagued him, rendering professional discourse nigh impossible.

The esteemed linguist, mid-discourse on Proto-Indo-European phonology, suddenly blurted an obscenity, his face contorting in distress. This involuntary eruption, a manifestation of his coprolalia, silenced the hushed assembly. He could only look mortified, the inappropriate phrase hanging heavy in the air.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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