Usually means: Anxiety disorder limiting speech ability.
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  1. selective mutism: Wiktionary
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  3. Selective mutism: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. selective mutism: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  1. selective mutism: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (selective mutism)

noun:  (clinical psychology, psychiatry) A severe form of social anxiety disorder characterized by a total inability to speak or communicate orally in certain social settings.

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