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erotomania
(redirected from Psychose Passionelle)

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e·ro·to·ma·ni·a  (-rt-mn-, -rt-)
n.
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 (-mn-k) n.
e·roto·ma·nia·cal (-m-n-kl) adj.
erotomania [ɪˌrɒtəʊˈmeɪnɪə]
n
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: Sex
an excessive propensity for sexual desire.
See also: Manias
Translations
erotomania [ɪˌrɒtəʊˈmeɪnɪə] N → erotomanía f
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