erotomania

American

[ih-roh-tuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh, ih-rot-uh-] / ɪˌroʊ təˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə, ɪˌrɒt ə- /

noun

Psychiatry.

abnormally strong or persistent sexual desire.

erotomania British

/ ɪˌrɒtəʊˈmeɪnɪə /

noun

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

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Origin of erotomania

First recorded in 1870–75; eroto- + -mania

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