The inability or unwillingness to speak. A person who is mute cannot or does not care to talk. Someone who was mute was said to be dumb, not in the sense of being stupid, but in the sense of being devoid of the power of speech. The term "mutism" is specifically applied to people who, due to profound congenital (or early) deafness, are una [..]

A state in which a person is unable to speak (mute) or move (akinetic). Akinetic mutism is often due to damage to the frontal lobes of the brain.

Complete lack of speech (mutism) that is believed to be volitional (willed) on the part of the patient. True elective mutism may be a reaction to a traumatic event, the aftermath of an injury to the mouth or throat, particularly if it is painful, or a symptom of extreme shyness. In some cases, the lack of speech is eventually found not to be voliti [..]

"state of being mute," 1824, from French mutisme (1741), from Latin mutus (see mute (adj.)).

describes an essential part of the body or body system, such as a hand.

is believed to be a neurological condition which manifests itself through the absence of speaking due to various physical or psychogenic factors. Physiologically speaking, damage to the regions of the [..]

dumbness (pop)

(n) the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak

The inability to generate oral-verbal expression, despite normal Comprehension of Speech. This may be associated with Brain Diseases or Mental Disorders. Organic mutism may be associated with damage t [..]

A Syndrome characterized by a silent and inert state without voluntary Motor Activity despite preserved sensorimotor pathways and vigilance. Bilateral Frontal Lobe dysfunction involving the anterior C [..]

The inability to generate oral-verbal expression, despite normal comprehension of speech. This may be associated with BRAIN DISEASES or MENTAL DISORDERS. Organic mutism may be associated with damage t [..]