perseveration

Meaning

perseveration means (psychology) An uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses perseveration to mean (psychology) An uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a....
• The teacher asked students to find perseveration in the reading.