Onomatomania (Noun)
Meaning
Obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness.
Classification
Nouns denoting goals.
Examples
- Her excessive use of the word 'sophisticated' was starting to become an onomatomania that detracted from her speeches.
- The man who kept interjecting 'hello' into every sentence seemed plagued by an onomatomania.
- The character's onomatomania for the word 'tomorrow' showed his constant preoccupation with the future.
- After a weekend binge-watching a TV show, she developed an onomatomania for the phrase 'the people have spoken'.
- Since learning the word 'perspicacious', his onomatomania led him to incorporate it into nearly every conversation.