† automanian.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: auto- comb. form¹, -mania comb. form.

Etymology: < auto- comb. form¹ + -mania comb. form.

Obsolete.

Self-involvement or self-obsession, esp. to the point of being a mental illness; egomania.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > egotism

egotizing1789

egotism1800

egoism1801

egomania1825

automania1835

solipsism1836

oneism1840

egoistry1841

self-obsession1884

ego1891

egocentricity1903

egocentrism1926

me-ism1980

1835 New-Eng. Mag. Sept. 193 These memoirs..affect no fictitious theme or title, but yield without shame to the infectious irretinence of self. Obedient to the feverish automania, the throng plunge panting into the tempting tide of notoriety.

1853 Jrnl. Psychol. Med. & Mental Pathol. 6 272 It is in hysteria especially that this auto-mania, or morbid thinking of one's-self, chiefly occurs.

1881 G. Fletcher Parl. Portraits 4th Ser. 344 The public did not yet know his absolute mental incoherence, his rabid automania.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

automanian.²

Brit.

/ˌɔːtəʊˈmeɪnɪə/, U.S.

/ˌɔdoʊˈmeɪniə/,

/ˌɔdəˈmeɪniə/,

/ˌɑdoʊˈmeɪniə/,

/ˌɑdəˈmeɪniə/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: auto n.⁵, -mania comb. form.

Etymology: < auto n.⁵ + -mania comb. form. Compare slightly earlier automaniac n.²

1. Reckless or excessively fast driving; the condition of being an automaniac (automaniac n.² 1).

ΚΠ

1902 Horseless Age 17 Sept. 294/3 The development of a taste for reckless speed—automania.

1924 Big Spring (Texas) Herald 19 Dec. We call it, to be nice, ‘auto mania’, ‘speed mania’, and it is a mania of innate criminality.

1990 Weekend Austral. 8 Dec. 12/3 (heading) Let loose with ‘auto-mania’... Three sets of dazzling headlights flash wildly, careering in a mad rush down the eastward autobahn.

2. Enthusiasm for or obsession with motor vehicles and motoring.

ΚΠ

1904 Chicago Tribune 14 Sept. 1/5 Suffers from ‘automania’... She could think of nothing but auto riding.

1963 N.Y. Times Mag. 11 Aug. 18/1 Suburban teen-agers suffer from a ‘serious malady—automania... An overobsession with the automobile.’

1995 Explicator Winter 125 The automania that came on the prosperity and technological prowess of post-war America.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	automania
释义	† automanian.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: auto- comb. form¹, -mania comb. form. Etymology: < auto- comb. form¹ + -mania comb. form. Obsolete. Self-involvement or self-obsession, esp. to the point of being a mental illness; egomania. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > egotism egotizing1789 egotism1800 egoism1801 egomania1825 automania1835 solipsism1836 oneism1840 egoistry1841 self-obsession1884 ego1891 egocentricity1903 egocentrism1926 me-ism1980 1835 New-Eng. Mag. Sept. 193 These memoirs..affect no fictitious theme or title, but yield without shame to the infectious irretinence of self. Obedient to the feverish automania, the throng plunge panting into the tempting tide of notoriety. 1853 Jrnl. Psychol. Med. & Mental Pathol. 6 272 It is in hysteria especially that this auto-mania, or morbid thinking of one's-self, chiefly occurs. 1881 G. Fletcher Parl. Portraits 4th Ser. 344 The public did not yet know his absolute mental incoherence, his rabid automania. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2018). automanian.² Brit. /ˌɔːtəʊˈmeɪnɪə/, U.S. /ˌɔdoʊˈmeɪniə/, /ˌɔdəˈmeɪniə/, /ˌɑdoʊˈmeɪniə/, /ˌɑdəˈmeɪniə/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: auto n.⁵, -mania comb. form. Etymology: < auto n.⁵ + -mania comb. form. Compare slightly earlier automaniac n.² 1. Reckless or excessively fast driving; the condition of being an automaniac (automaniac n.² 1). ΚΠ 1902 Horseless Age 17 Sept. 294/3 The development of a taste for reckless speed—automania. 1924 Big Spring (Texas) Herald 19 Dec. We call it, to be nice, ‘auto mania’, ‘speed mania’, and it is a mania of innate criminality. 1990 Weekend Austral. 8 Dec. 12/3 (heading) Let loose with ‘auto-mania’... Three sets of dazzling headlights flash wildly, careering in a mad rush down the eastward autobahn. 2. Enthusiasm for or obsession with motor vehicles and motoring. ΚΠ 1904 Chicago Tribune 14 Sept. 1/5 Suffers from ‘automania’... She could think of nothing but auto riding. 1963 N.Y. Times Mag. 11 Aug. 18/1 Suburban teen-agers suffer from a ‘serious malady—automania... An overobsession with the automobile.’ 1995 Explicator Winter 125 The automania that came on the prosperity and technological prowess of post-war America. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1835n.²1902
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† automanian.1

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