n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )v ə r- ˌ bi-j ə - ' r ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin verbigerare to talk, chat, from verbum word + gerere to carry, wield ― more at WORD
Date: 1886
: continual repetition of stereotyped phrases (as in some forms of mental illness)