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onomatomania

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An abnormal obsession with a particular word.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • I keep feeling a sense of onomatomania over how often I use the word 'realistically'.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compulsion, obsession

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *ónomã 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.