theomania - A madness in which one claims to be a god or represent God
on some mission.
timbromaniac - An avid stamp collector.
trichotillomania - Tearing out one's hair.
uranomania - The delusion that one is of Heavenly descent .
bruxomania - The compulsive grinding of one's teeth.
cacodaemonomania - Posessed by the devil.
cacospectamania - The obsession of staring at something which is repul-
sive
cartomaniac - A collector of maps.
catapedamania - The obsession with jumping from high places.
cingulomania - A desire to hold someone in your arms.
clinomania - An excessive desire to remain in bed.
drapetomania - An overwhelming urge to run away from home .
empleomania - An insatiable urge to hold public o_ce .
ergomaniac - One who is obsessed with working.
gamomania - An urge to make extravagant wedding proposals.
gigmania - The smug obsession with attaining middle class respectability .
gymnogynomania - The urge to spy on people when they are undressing .
gynonudomania - The urge to rip o_ a woman's clothing.
hellenomania - The obsession with using either foreign or obscure wording .
logomaniac - A person obsessed with words.
logomaniac - A person who is crazy about words.
misomaniac - A person who hates everything.
nepiomania - The desire of a woman to have a child.
nostomania - Overwhelming homesickness.
oikomania - mental disorder caused by an abusive home.
oniomania - An uncontrollable urge to buy something
opsomaniac - One who loves a certain kind of food, bordering on madness.
parateresiomania - The obsession with being a voyeur .
parousiamania - An obsession with the return of Christ.
phagomania - Insatiable hunger .
phaneromania - The compulsive habit of picking at scabs or growths.
planomania - The urge to roam .
plutomania - An obsession with money .
ablutomania mania for washing oneself
aboulomania pathological indecisiveness
agromania intense desire to be in open spaces
andromania nymphomania
anglomania craze or obsession with England and the English
anthomania obsession with flowers
aphrodisiomania abnormal sexual interest
arithmomania obsessive preoccupation with numbers
balletomania abnormal fondness for ballet
bibliomania craze for books or reading
bruxomania compulsion for grinding teeth
cacodemomania pathological belief that one is inhabited by an evil spirit
catapedamania obsession with jumping from high places
chinamania obsession with collecting china
choreomania dancing mania or frenzy
clinomania excessive desire to stay in bed
copromania obsession with feces
cytheromania nymphomania
dacnomania obsession with killing
demonomania pathological belief that one is possessed by demons
dinomania mania for dancing
dipsomania abnormal craving for alcohol
discomania obsession for disco music
doramania obsession with owning furs
doromania obsession with giving gifts
drapetomania intense desire to run away from home
dromomania compulsive longing for travel
ecdemomania abnormal compulsion for wandering .
egomania irrational self-centered attitude or self-worship
eleutheromania manic desire for freedom
empleomania mania for holding public office
enosimania pathological belief that one has sinned
entheomania abnormal belief that one is divinely inspired
epomania craze for writing epics
ergasiomania excessive desire to work; ergomania .
ergomania excessive desire to work; workaholism
erotomania abnormally powerful sex drive
etheromania craving for ether
ethnomania obsessive devotion to one's own people
eulogomania obsessive craze for eulogies
flagellomania abnormal enthusiasm for flogging
florimania craze for flowers
francomania craze or obsession with France and the French
gallomania craze or obsession with France and the French
gamomania obsession with issuing odd marriage proposals
Graecomania obsession with Greece and the Greeks
graphomania obsession with writing
gynaecomania abnormal sexual obsession with women
habromania insanity featuring cheerful delusions
hagiomania mania for sainthood
Hellenomania obsession with Greece and the Greeks; Graecomania
hexametromania mania for writing in hexameter
hieromania pathological religious visions or delusions
hippomania obsession with horses
hydromania irrational craving for water
hylomania excessive tendency towards materialism
hypermania severe mania
hypomania minor mania
hysteromania nymphomania
iconomania obsession with icons or portraits
idolomania obsession or devotion to idols
infomania excessive devotion to accumulating facts
islomania craze or obsession for islands
Italomania obsession with Italy or Italians
kleptomania irrational predilection for stealing
klopemania kleptomania
logomania pathological loquacity
lypemania extreme pathological mournfulness
macromania delusion that objects are larger than natural size
megalomania abnormal tendency towards grand or grandiose behaviour
melomania craze for music
methomania morbid craving for alcohol
metromania insatiable desire for writing verse
micromania pathological self-deprecation or belief that one is very small
monomania abnormal obsession with a single thought or idea
morphinomania habitual craving or desire for morphine
musomania obsession with music
mythomania lying or exaggerating to an abnormal extent
narcomania uncontrollable craving for narcotics
necromania sexual obsession with dead bodies; necrophilia
nosomania delusion of suffering from a disease
nostomania abnormal desire to go back to familiar places
nymphomania excessive or crazed sexual desire
oenomania obsession or craze for wine
oligomania obsession with a few thoughts or ideas
oniomania mania for making purchases
onomamania mania for names
onomatomania irresistible desire to repeat certain words
onychotillomania compulsive picking at the fingernails
opiomania craving for opium
opsomania abnormal love for one kind of food
orchidomania abnormal obsession with orchids
parousiamania obsession with the second coming of Christ
pathomania moral insanity
peotillomania abnormal compulsion for pulling on the penis
phagomania excessive desire for food or eating
phaneromania habit of biting one’s nails
pharmacomania abnormal obsession with trying drugs
phonomania pathological tendency to murder
photomania pathological desire for light
phyllomania excessive or abnormal production of leaves
phytomania obsession with collecting plants
planomania abnormal desire to wander and disobey social norms
plutomania mania for money
polemomania mania for war
politicomania mania for politics
polkamania craze for polka dancing
polymania mania affecting several different mental faculties
poriomania abnormal compulsion to wander
pornomania obsession with pornography
potichomania craze for imitating Oriental porcelain
potomania abnormal desire to drink alcohol
pseudomania irrational predilection for lying
pteridomania passion for ferns
pyromania craze for starting fires
rhinotillexomania compulsive nose picking
rinkomania obsession with skating
satyromania abnormally great male sexual desire; satyriasis
scribbleomania obsession with scribbling
sebastomania religious insanity
sitiomania morbid aversion to food
sophomania delusion that one is incredibly intelligent
squandermania irrational propensity for spending money wastefully
stampomania obsession with stamp-collecting
syphilomania pathological belief that one is afflicted with syphilis
technomania craze for technology
Teutomania obsession with Teutonic or German things
thanatomania belief that one has been affected by death magic, and
resulting illness
theatromania craze for going to plays
theomania belief that one is a god
timbromania craze for stamp collecting
tomomania irrational predilection for performing surgery
toxicomania morbid craving for poisons
trichotillomania neurosis where patient pulls out own hair
tulipomania obsession with tulips
typhomania delirious state resulting from typhus fever
typomania craze for printing one’s lucubrations
uranomania obsession with the idea of divinity
verbomania craze for words
xenomania inordinate attachment to foreign things
zoomania insane fondness for animals .
acronymania Obsession with acronyms
aidoiomania Abnormally strong craving for sexual intercourse .
ailuromania Excessive fondness for cats
alcoholomania Alcoholism; an excessive desire to drink alcoholic beverages
androphonomania Homicidal insanity
apimania Obsession with bees
arithomania Synonym of arithmomania
Beatlemania Frenzied desire for anything related to the musical group
"The Beatles"
bibliokleptomania Compulsion to steal and to possess books
bracteomania In plants, excessive production of bracts
brycomania Severe form of bruxomania
cacodemonomania Obsession that one is possessed by an evil spirit
callomania Delusion that one is beautiful
capnomania Addiction to smoking tobacco products
cheromania Compulsion towards gaiety
chionomania Obsessive desire for snow
chiromania In males, morbid impulse to masturbate
chloralomania Addiction to chloral
chrematomania Obsession with money
chronomania Obsession with time
coprolalomania Obsession with foul speech
cremnomania Obsession with cliffs
cresomania Delusion of possessing great wealth
cynomania Intense enthusiasm or obsession for dogs
desanimania Mindless insanity
dysmorphomania Delusional conviction that one is physically deformed
or otherwise abnormal
ecomania Domineering behaviour at home and humility toward persons in authority
edeomania Abnormal interest in genitals
emetomania Morbid impulse to vomit
enomania Synonym of oenomania
entomomania Compulsive fascination with insects
eremiomania Irresistible craving for stillness
eroticomania Abnormal interest in erotica
erotodromomania Morbid impulse to travel as an escape from some
painful sexual situation
erotographomania Strong desire to write love letters or poetry
erythromania Uncontrollable blushing
esthesiomania Insanity with sensory hallucinations
estromania In menstruating women, intense sexual desire
gephyromania Irresistible fascination with bridges
glazomania Obsessional list-making
graphomania Compulsion to write
gymnogynomania Urge to spy on people while they are undressing
gynaecomania Sexual craving for women
gymnomania Obsession with nakedness
gynecomania In males, extreme sexual desire
gynonudomania Overwhelming urge to rip off a woman's clothes
hedonomania Compulsive pursuit of pleasure
heliomania Uncontrollable craving for the sun
hematomania Obsession with blood
heroinomania Addiction to heroin
hodomania Compulsion to travel
homicidomania Compulsion to commit murder
hydrodipsomania Epileptic condition characterised by attacks of
insatiable thirst
hyperpolysyllabicomania Excessive fondness for big words
ichthyomania Obsession with fish
internetomania Synonym of netomania
Japanomania Overly enthusiastic desire for what is Japanese
kathisomania Compulsion to sit down
klazomania Compulsion to shout
lagneuomania Abnormal preoccupation with lewd talk and actions
lalomania Compulsive or abnormal desire to talk excessively
letheomania Obsessive fascination with narcotics
lycomania Lycanthropy, belief that one can change into a wolf or other animal
machlaemomania Masochism in females
macromania Delusion in which things seem larger than natural size
megalomania Delusional belief that one is of great importance; mania
for doing grand actions
melomania Excessive interest in music
mentulomania Obsession with the penis
methomania Irresistible desire for intoxicating substances
metromania Insatiable desire for writing verse
misomania Hatred of everything
micromania Pathalogical depreciation of oneself
monomania Pathalogical obsession with a single subject or idea
morphinomania Uncontrollable craving for morphine
musicomania Excessive fondness for music
musomania Synonym of musicomania
mythomania Compulsion to tell lies
narcomania Uncontrollable craving for narcotics
necromania Irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies
nepiomania In females, abnormally strong desire to have a child
nesomania Obsession with islands
netomania Addiction to the Internet
noctimania Obsession with night
nosomania Obsession with imagined disease
nostomania Abnormal desire to return to familiar places
nudomania Obsession with nudity
nymphomania In females, excessive sexual desire and behavior
ochlomania Obsession with crowds
oenomania Obsession with wine
oikomania Obsession with home
oinomania Synonym of oenomania
oligomania Obsession with a few thoughts or ideas
oniomania Uncontrollable urge to buy things
onomamania Obsession with names
onomatomania Obsession with a particular word
onychotillomania Compulsion to mutilate one's fingernails and toenails
oophoromania Psychosis associated with ovarian disease
ophidiomania Excessive interest in reptiles
opiomania Craving for opium
opsomania Obsession with a particular food
orchestromania Compulsion to dance
orchidomania Abnormal obsession with orchids
oreximania Compulsion to eat
ornithomania Passion for birds
parateresiomania Obsession with being a voyeur
parousiamania Obsession with the second coming of Christ
pathomania Moral insanity
pedomania Obsession with children
peotillomania Abnormal compulsion to pull on the penis
petalomania In plants, abnormal multiplication of petals
phagomania Obsession with food and eating
phaneromania Habit of biting nails, picking at scars, etc.
pharmacomania Abnormal obsession with trying drugs
philemanmania Compulsion to kiss
philopatridomania Synonym of nostomania
phlebotomomania Compulsion to bloodlet
phonomania Synonym of homicidomania
photomania Pathological desire for light
phronemomania Compulsion to think
phyllomania In plants, abnormal or excessive production of leaves
phytomania Obsession with collecting plants
planomania Abnormal desire to wander and disobey social norms
plutomania Excessive or abnormal desire for wealth
polemomania Compulsion to war
politicomania Morbid or excessive interest in politics
polkamania Craze for polka dancing
polyembolokoilamania Compulsion to insert foreign bodies into body
orifices (especially ears)
polymania Mania affecting several different mental faculties
poriomania Pathological compulsion to aimlessly wander
pornographomania Compulsion to write sexually obscene material and graffiti
pornomania Excessive or obsessive fondness for pornography
potichomania Art or process of coating insides of glass vessels, to
give appearance of paint wear
potomania Synonym of dipsomania
pseudomania Irrational predilection for lying
pteridomania Madness, craze or strong fancy for ferns
pyromania Compulsion to set fires
rhinotillexomania Compulsion to pick one's nose (Should preperly be
rhinotillomania)
rhizomania In sugarbeet, abnormal root development
rinkomania Obsession with skating
Russomania Excessive desire for Russian culture and related objects
satyromania In males, abnormally great sexual desire
schizomania Combination of a manic and major depressive syndrome
scribblemania Synonym of scribbleomania
scribbleomania Obsession with scribbling
scribomania Obsession with writing
sebastomania Religious insanity
selenomania Obsession with the moon
siderodromomania Intense fascination with railroad travel
sitiomania Obsession with food
sitomania Synonym of sitiomania
sophomania Obsession with one's own wisdom
squandermania Prodigious squandering (usually by a government)
stampomania Obsession with stamp-collecting
strychninomania Mental aberration due to strychnine poisoning
sudokumania Obsession with Sudoku puzzles
syphilomania Pathological belief that one is afflicted with syphilis
technomania Craze for technology
Teutonomania Overly enthusiastic desire for what is Teutonic or German
thalassomania Intense fascination with the sea
thanatomania Abnormal obsession with death
theatromania Excessive fondness for going to the theatre
theomania Obsessive delusion that one is God
timbromania Inordinate enthusiasm for postage stamps
tomomania Obsession with surgery
toxicomania Addiction to poisonous substances (e.g. drugs)
trichokryptomania Synonym of trichotillomania
trichomania Intense fascination with hair
trichotillomania Compulsion to pull out one's own hair
triskaidekamania Excessive enthusiasm for the number 13
tristimania Hypochondriasis
tulipomania Obsession with tulips
Turkomania Overly enthusiastic desire for what is Turkish
typhomania Delirious state resulting from typhus fever
typomania Obsession with seeing ones' writings in print
uranomania Delusion that one is of Heavenly descent
uteromania Synonym of nymphomania
verbomania Excessive fondness for words
xenomania Obsessive interest in foreigners or for things foreign
zoomania Excessive fondness for and preoccupation with animals.
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