erotomaniaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• 韻: -eɪniə

名詞

erotomania (usually uncountable, plural erotomanias)

1. A psychological disorder in which a person has a delusion of a romantic relationship with another person.
   • 2021, Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation‎, Random House, →ISBN:

     I read a case study of a woman, Patient M, who suffered from erotomania, or De Clerambault syndrome, in upstate New York in the 1970s. […] One July morning, professional acquaintances and friends of the professor were shocked tor receive wedding invitations to the marriage of him and Patient M.

2. Excessive sexual inclination or desire.

同意語

• de Clérambault's syndrome

派生語

• erotomaniacal

関連する語

• erotomane

参照

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Erotomania”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 274, column 2.