mutismo

Definitions of mutismo
  1. noun
    the trait of being uncommunicative
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    antonyms:
    comunicatividad
    the trait of being communicative
    types:
    mudez
    a refusal to speak when expected
    hermetismo
    the trait of keeping things secret
    reserva, reticencia, taciturnidad
    the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
    type of:
    rasgo
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  2. noun
    the quality of being mentally slow and limited
    synonyms: catetismo, mudez
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    type of:
    estupidez, idiotez
    a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
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