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lexical inflation
Lexical inflation is a loss of worth and meaning of the words and their inadequate usage as a consequence of psycho-functional inversion of the body orifices (mouth/anus/vagina/penis), brain pathology or injury (e.g. Wernicke's aphasia) or mental retardation.
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- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s): malapropism_₀, malapropism_₀
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- Category: Mental disorder
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