'Mutism' definitions:
Definition of 'mutism'
(from WordNet)
noun
The condition of being unable or unwilling to speak; "her muteness was a consequence of her deafness" [syn: mutism, muteness]
Definition of 'Mutism'
From: GCIDE
- Mutism \Mut"ism\, n. The condition, state, or habit of being mute, or without speech. --Max M["u]ller. [1913 Webster]