The Collaborative International Dictionary
Verbigeration
Verbigerate \Ver*big"er*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. verbigerated; p. pr. & vb. n. verbigerating.] [L. verbigerate, -atum, to talk.]
To talk; chat. [Obs.]
(Med.) To repeat a word or sentence, in speaking or writing, without wishing to do so or in spite of efforts to cease. -- Ver*big`er*a"tion, n.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
verbigeration
"the continual utterance of certain words or phrases, repeated at short intervals, without any reference to their meanings" [Century Dictionary], 1877, earlier in German, noun of action from Late Latin verbigere "to talk, chat, dispute," from Latin verbum (see verb).
Wiktionary
verbigeration
n. An obsessive repetition of meaningless words and phrases, especially as a symptom of mental illness.