drapetomania

== English == === Etymology === Coined in 1851 by Samuel A. Cartwright as a name for a supposed mental illness that caused black slaves to flee captivity. Ancient Greek δραπέτης (drapétēs, “runaway slave”) + μανία (manía, “madness”). === Noun === drapetomania (uncountable) (historical) The desire of slaves to run away, viewed as a mental illness. (dated) An overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.). ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== dysaesthesia aethiopica