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trichomania en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌtɹɪkəˈmeɪni.ə/
  • /ˌtɹɪkoʊˈmeɪni.ə/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (stem trikh-) and μανία (manía, “madness”). By surface analysis, tricho- + -mania.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A mania for, or passionate interest in, long hair.

Coordinates

trichophilia

Deriveds

trichomaniac

Hypernyms

mania

Relateds

trichophobia · trichotillomania