場ば面めん緘かん黙もく

noun

selective mutism

Clinical term for an anxiety disorder where a person consistently fails to speak in specific social situations despite speaking in others. Often abbreviated from 場面緘黙症.

See also: 場面緘黙症

• 場ば面めん緘かん黙もくの子こどもは、家いえでは話はなせるのに学がっ校こうでは話はなせないことがある。

  A child with selective mutism may be able to speak at home but not at school.