erotomania
abnormally strong or persistent sexual desire.
Origin of erotomania
1Other words from erotomania
- e·ro·to·ma·ni·ac [ih-roh-tuh-mey-nee-ak, ih-rot-uh-], /ɪˌroʊ təˈmeɪ niˌæk, ɪˌrɒt ə-/, noun
- e·ro·to·man·ic [ih-roh-tuh-man-ik, ih-rot-uh-], /ɪˌroʊ təˈmæn ɪk, ɪˌrɒt ə-/, adjective
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How to use erotomania in a sentence
erotomania (satyriasis and nymphomania), or abnormal exaltation of the sexual appetite.
The Sexual Question | August ForelIn Spain and Italy, religious melancholy, and that most vexatious species of insanity called erotomania, are the more common.
Curiosities of Medical Experience | J. G. (John Gideon) MillingenUlrich von Lichtenstein, in the thirteenth century, is the typical example of this chivalrous erotomania.
The Task of Social Hygiene | Havelock Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for erotomania
/ (ɪˌrɒtəʊˈmeɪnɪə) /
abnormally strong sexual desire
a condition in which a person is obsessed with another person and groundlessly believes that person to be in love with him or her
Derived forms of erotomania
- erotomaniac, noun
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