thought disorder: Meaning and Definition of

thought' disor"der

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— Psychiatry. Psychiatry.
  1. disorganized speech, as flight of ideas or loosening of associations, thought to reflect disorganized thinking and occurring as a symptom of some types of mental illness, as manic disorder or schizophrenia.
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