selective mutism
Noun
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Noun
selective mutism (uncountable)
- (clinical psychology, psychiatry) A severe form of social anxiety disorder characterized by a total inability to speak or communicate orally in certain social settings. The inability to speak is involuntary and persistent, and is not caused by a communication disorder, neurodevelopmental disorder, psychotic disorder, or intellectual disability.
- (outdated) elective mutism
- Spanish: mutismo selectivo
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