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e·ro·to·ma·ni·a (

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1. Excessive sexual desire.

2. Psychiatry A delusional, romantic preoccupation with a stranger, often a public figure.

[Greek ertomani : ers, ert-, sexual love + -mani, -mania.]

e·roto·mani·ac (-m

) n.

e·roto·ma·nia·cal (-m

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l) adj.

erotomania [ɪˌrɒtəʊˈmeɪnɪə]

1. (Psychology) abnormally strong sexual desire

2. (Psychology) a condition in which a person is obsessed with another person and groundlessly believes that person to be in love with him or her

erotomaniac n

erotomania

abnormal or uncontrollable sexual desire. — erotomaniac, n., adj.

See also: Manias

Translations

erotomania [ɪˌrɒtəʊˈmeɪnɪə] N → erotomanía f

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erotomania (redirected from Clerambault syndrome)

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