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noun
A frenzied state of (usually erotic) emotion, especially concerning something or someone unattainable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Nymphophilia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: Lolita complex, Lolita syndrome, nymphophilia
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria
History
From nympho- + -lepsy, after Ancient Greek νυμφόληπτος (numphólēptos, “frenzied by the nymphs”, adjective).
