perseveration
NOUN
13 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
perseveration is a valid 13-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3E1R1S1E1V4E1R1A1T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does perseveration mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
The act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior.
“his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate”
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2
The tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it.
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