erotomania
English edit
Etymology edit
From late 19th century. From Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós, “related to love”), which is from ἔρως (érōs, “passionate or sexual love”); eroto- + -mania.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɪniə
Noun edit
erotomania (usually uncountable, plural erotomanias)
- A disorder in which a person has a delusion of a romantic relationship with another person.
- 2021, Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation[1], Random House, →ISBN:
- I read a case study of a woman, Patient M, who suffered from erotomania, or De Clerambault syndrome, in upstate New York in the 1970s. […] One July morning, professional acquaintances and friends of the professor were shocked tor receive wedding invitations to the marriage of him and Patient M.
- Excessive sexual inclination or desire.
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
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References edit
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Erotomania”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 274, column 2.
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
erotomania
Usage notes edit
- In diagnostics this term, together with nymfomania and satyriaasi, has been raplaced with hyperseksuaalisuus (“hypersexuality”)
Declension edit
Inflection of erotomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | erotomania | erotomaniat | ||
genitive | erotomanian | erotomanioiden erotomanioitten | ||
partitive | erotomaniaa | erotomanioita | ||
illative | erotomaniaan | erotomanioihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | erotomania | erotomaniat | ||
accusative | nom. | erotomania | erotomaniat | |
gen. | erotomanian | |||
genitive | erotomanian | erotomanioiden erotomanioitten erotomaniainrare | ||
partitive | erotomaniaa | erotomanioita | ||
inessive | erotomaniassa | erotomanioissa | ||
elative | erotomaniasta | erotomanioista | ||
illative | erotomaniaan | erotomanioihin | ||
adessive | erotomanialla | erotomanioilla | ||
ablative | erotomanialta | erotomanioilta | ||
allative | erotomanialle | erotomanioille | ||
essive | erotomaniana | erotomanioina | ||
translative | erotomaniaksi | erotomanioiksi | ||
abessive | erotomaniatta | erotomanioitta | ||
instructive | — | erotomanioin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “erotomania”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
erotomania f (plural erotomanie)