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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.

Hypernyms

  • Obsession
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