Definitions for "Perseveration"
per-seh-ver-AY-shun Inappropriate repetition of an act.
A disturbance of thought form, where responses are seen to focus on the previous thought or response, despite the introduction of a new stimulus.
After an action or response is started, repetition of it continues.
The tendency to or process of continuing an activity long beyond the time for which it makes any sense to do so.