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automatism

/ɔːˈtɒmətɪzəm/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about automatism at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy).

Origin

From automat(on) + -ism.

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