erotomania

(er′ə tō′mānē ə, -mānyə; ē rät′ō-, i-)

noun

abnormally strong sexual desire

Origin: ModL: see erotogenic & -mania

See erotomania in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Excessive sexual desire.
  2. Psychiatry A delusional, romantic preoccupation with a stranger, often a public figure.

Origin:

Origin: Greek erōtomaniā

Origin: : erōs, erōt-, sexual love

Origin: + -maniā, -mania

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Related Forms:

  • e·roˌto·maˈni·acˌ (-māˈnē-ăkˌ) noun
  • e·roˌto·ma·niˈa·cal (-mə-nīˈə-kəl) adjective

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