onomatomania

English

Etymology

Coined by Jean-Martin Charcot; from onomato- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

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Noun

onomatomania (uncountable)

1. An abnormal obsession with a particular word.

See also

• synonymomania

Further reading

• “onomatomania”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Italian

Noun

onomatomania f (plural onomatomanie)

1. onomatomania