onomatomania en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos)der. English onomato- English -mania English onomatomania Coined by Jean-Martin Charcot; from onomato- + -mania.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An abnormal obsession with a particular word.
I keep feeling a sense of onomatomania over how often I use the word 'realistically'.