perseverate

A verb used to indicate the act of repeating or persisting in an action, thought, or behavior, often beyond the point of usefulness or relevance.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner le fait de répéter ou de persister dans une action, une pensée ou un comportement, souvent au-delà de ce qui est utile ou approprié.

1. Repeat a response after stimulus ends C2 formal medical

   In psychology, to continue to repeat a particular response, action, or thought even after the original stimulus that caused it has stopped.

   • The patient continued to perseverate on the same topic long after the question was asked.
   • After the test, he would perseverate on the first question, unable to move on.
   • Individuals with certain neurological conditions may perseverate on a single word or gesture.

   🇫🇷Persévérer dans une réponse

   Antonymes: ceasedesistdiscontinuequitstop

• perseverated past participle
• perseverated past simple
• perseverating present participle
• perseverates third person singular