Meaning of automatism in English

1. Pronunciation

   /əˈtɑməˌtɪzəm/

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1. Noun

   automatism

   Etymology

   mid 19th century: from French automatisme, from automate‘automaton’, from Greek automatos‘acting of itself’ (see automaton)

   Definitions

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