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erotomania

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪniə

1

noun

Meaning 1

A psychological disorder in which a person has a delusion of a romantic relationship with another person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Excessive sexual inclination or desire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: էրոտոմանիա (ērotomania) — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Catalan: erotomania — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Chinese Mandarin: 情愛妄想 /情爱妄想 — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Danish: erotomani — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Dutch: erotomanie — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Esperanto: erotomanio — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Finnish: erotomania — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • French: érotomanie — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • German: Erotomanie — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Greek: ερωτομανία (erotomanía) — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Hebrew: ארוטומניה — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Hungarian: erotománia — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Italian: erotomanie — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Italian: erotomania — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Japanese: エロトマニア — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Lithuanian: erotomanija — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Persian: اروتومانیا — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Polish: erotomania — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Portuguese: erotomania — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Romanian: erotomanie — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Russian: эротомания (erotomanija) — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Serbo-Croatian: erotomanija — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Serbo-Croatian: еротоманија — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Slovak: erotománia — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Spanish: erotomanía — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Swedish: erotomani — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Turkish: erotomani — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship
  • Ukrainian: еротоманія (erotomanija) — mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship