English Dictionary

latah

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈlɑːtə/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(pathology) A condition found in Malaysia and nearby areas characterised by extreme suggestibility; also, a person suffering from this malady.

日本語の意味

マレーシアおよびその近隣地域に見られる、極度の暗示受容性を特徴とする病態。また、その状態にある人を指す。

In rural Malaysia, doctors sometimes diagnose elderly patients with latah, a startling syndrome marked by extreme suggestibility and involuntary mimicry.

マレーシアの田舎では、医師が高齢の患者を、過度の示唆性と不随意の模倣を特徴とする驚愕障害と診断することがある。

意味（1）

(pathology) A condition found in Malaysia and nearby areas characterised by extreme suggestibility; also, a person suffering from this malady.

Latah is a condition occurring in Southeast Asia. Otherwise sane, Latahs compulsively imitate every motion once their attention is attracted by snapping the fingers or calling sharply.

latahs （ plural ）