erotomania

noun

ero·​to·​ma·​nia i-ˌrō-tə-ˈmā-nē-ə  -ˌrä- 

1

: excessive sexual desire

2

: a psychological disorder marked by the delusional belief that one is the object of another person's love or sexual desire

erotomaniac

i-ˌrō-tə-ˈmā-nē-ˌak 

-ˌrä-

noun

Examples of erotomania in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This eccentric delusion is clinically recognized as erotomania. — Eric Taipale, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2022

Word History

Etymology

earlier "madness caused by unrequited love," borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek erōtomanía, from erōto- eroto- + -mania -mania

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for erotomania

• collectanea
• hypomania
• miscellanea
• monomania
• leishmania
• urania
• mania
• taenia
• megalomania

Medical Definition

erotomania

noun

ero·​to·​ma·​nia i-ˌrōt-ə-ˈmā-nē-ə  -ˌrät- 

1

: excessive sexual desire

2

: a psychological disorder marked by the delusional belief that one is the object of another person's love or sexual desire