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61Demand (psychoanalysis) — In Lacan, demand appears to be a generic term designating the symbolic, significant site in which the primordial desire is gradually alienated .[1] The concept of demand is not Freudian. It was developed by Jacques Lacan, who linked it with need… …
62Mute — A mute is a person who does not speak, either from an inability to speak or an unwillingness to speak. The term mute is specifically applied to a person who, due to profound congenital (or early) deafness, is unable to use articulate language and …
63mute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. See silence. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Without power of speech] Syn. tongueless, aphonic, aphasic, deaf and dumb, inarticulate, voiceless, tonguetied; see also dumb 1 , quiet 2 . Ant. vocal*, noisy,… …
64language — n. 1. Speech, tongue. 2. Speech, power or faculty of speech, utterance. 3. Style, expression, phraseology, diction, form of expression. 4. Expression, utterance, voice …
65Gnosticism — This article is part of a series on Gnosticism History of Gnosticism …
66Lie — For other uses, see Lie (disambiguation) A lie (also called prevarication, falsehood) is a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement, especially with the intention to deceive others. To lie is to state something with disregard to… …
67utter — utter1 utterable, adj. utterer, n. utterless, adj. /ut euhr/, v.t. 1. to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing. 2. to give forth (cries, notes, etc.) with the voice: to… …
68Mutism — 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 …
69elocution — n. 1. Speech, faculty of speech, power of expression. 2. Utterance, delivery, manner of speaking, oral expression. 3. Art of delivery, art of oral expression, reading art, declamatory art …
70deaf and dumb — deaf and dumb, deaf and dumb deaf and dumbadj. both deaf and unable to speak; without the sense of hearing or the faculty of speech. Same as {Deaf mute}. [1913 Webster +PJC] …
