Friday, 21 August 2015

MANIA

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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