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Noun Sexual Desire Ero·To·Ma·Nia  New  Excessive Disorder Ero·To·Ma·Ni·Ac

Title erotomania
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
ero·to·ma·nia

 
 \\i-ˌrō-tə-ˈmā-nē-ə, -ˌrä-\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  New Latin
 DATE  1877
1. excessive sexual desire
2. a psychological disorder marked by the delusional belief that one is the object of another person's love or sexual desire
• ero·to·ma·ni·ac 
 \\-ˌak\\ noun
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ero·to·ma·nia
\ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈmānēə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from eroto- + -mania
: excessive sexual desire especially as a symptom of mental disorder
• ero·to·ma·ni·ac \-ēˌak\ noun

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