Dictionary

erotomania en · NOUN

Etymology

From late 19th century. From Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós, “related to love”), which is from ἔρως (érōs, “passionate or sexual love”); eroto- + -mania.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A psychological disorder in which a person has a delusion of a romantic relationship with another person.
   • I read a case study of a woman, Patient M, who suffered from erotomania, or De Clerambault syndrome, in upstate New York in the 1970s. […] One July morning, professional acquaintances and friends of the professor were shocked tor receive wedding invitations to the marriage of him and Patient M. 2021, Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation, Random House, →ISBN:
2. (uncountable, usually) Excessive sexual inclination or desire.

Forms

Deriveds

erotomaniacal

Relateds

erotomane

Synonyms

de Clérambault's syndrome

Translations (28)

fa اروتومانیا (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · it erotomania (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · pt erotomania (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · ro erotomanie (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · hy էրոտոմանիա (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · de Erotomanie (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · sh еротоманија (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · he ארוטומניה (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · cmn 情愛妄想 /情爱妄想 (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · sh erotomanija (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · es erotomanía (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · it erotomanie (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · tr erotomani (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · ja エロトマニア (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · hu erotománia (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · fi erotomania (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · ru эротомания (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · sk erotománia (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · uk еротоманія (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · sv erotomani (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · ca erotomania (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · eo erotomanio (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · el ερωτομανία (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · da erotomani (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · pl erotomania (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · lt erotomanija (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · nl erotomanie (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship) · fr érotomanie (mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship)