erotomania
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From late 19th century. From Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós, “related to love”), which is from ἔρως (érōs, “passionate or sexual love”); eroto- + -mania.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -eɪniə
=== Noun ===
erotomania (usually uncountable, plural erotomanias)
A psychological disorder in which a person has a delusion of a romantic relationship with another person.
Excessive sexual inclination or desire.
==== Synonyms ====
de Clérambault's syndrome
==== Derived terms ====
erotomaniacal
==== Related terms ====
erotomane
==== Translations ====
=== References ===
James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Erotomania”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 274, column 2.
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
eroto- + -mania
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈerotoˌmɑniɑ/, [ˈe̞ro̞t̪o̞ˌmɑ̝niɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑniɑ
Syllabification(key): e‧ro‧to‧ma‧ni‧a
Hyphenation(key): eroto‧mania
=== Noun ===
erotomania
erotomania
==== Usage notes ====
In diagnostics this term, together with nymfomania and satyriaasi, has been replaced with hyperseksuaalisuus (“hypersexuality”)
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“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 2 July 2023
=== Anagrams ===
erotomaani
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From eroto- + -mania.
=== Noun ===
erotomania f (plural erotomanie)
erotomania