单词 | onomatomania |
释义 | > as lemmasonomatomania onomatomania n. Brit. /ˌɒnəmatə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/ , U.S. /ˌɑnəˌmædəˈmeɪniə/ , /ˌɑnəˌmɑdəˈmeɪniə/ [compare French onomatomanie (1885 in Charcot), Italian onomatomania (1834) and earlier onomamania n.] (a) †irrational fear of a particular word; frustration at being unable to think of an appropriate word; (b) an obsession with or extreme love of names.ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > morbid preoccupation > specific satyriasis1629 onomamania1854 copromania1880 onomatomania1892 coprophily1924 quantophrenia1956 1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Onomatomania, morbid dread of some word; intense mental anguish at the inability to recall some word or to name a thing. 1919 Proc. Classical Assoc. 16 28 Within the narrow compass of the primitive cell..onomatomania runs riot. 1996 Courier-Mail (Nexis) 13 Sept. (Weekend section) 8 I'm waiting for the next flashing..name to feed my onomatomania and induce reckless, cackling giggles. < as lemmas |
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