perseveration
Definitions
Noun
- The tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it
- The act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
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| 1 | preparation | 4 | 54 |
| 2 | prevention | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | preservation | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | penetration | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | revelation | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | reservation | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | persecution | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | desperation | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | revelations | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | perspiration | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | perseverance | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | reverberation | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | desecration | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | reverberations | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | persevering | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | perverting | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | perversion | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | prevarication | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | reiteration | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | prostration | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | perforation | 4 | 0 |
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Definitions: 2
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
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This Word in the News:
Column | Carolyn Hax: 4 a.m. bathroom breaks become perseverations on life’s mistakes
May 1, 2025 The Washington Post
May 1, 2025 The Washington Post
Perseverative Cognition and Health Behaviors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Jun 29, 2024 Frontiers
Jun 29, 2024 Frontiers
Perseveration and not strategic deficits underlie delayed alternation impairment in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD)
Jun 1, 2019 ScienceDirect.com
Jun 1, 2019 ScienceDirect.com