onomatomania

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noun

An abnormal obsession with a particular word.

“I keep feeling a sense of onomatomania over how often I use the word 'realistically'.”

OriginEnglish onomato- ← Ancient Greek ὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos) ← Proto-Hellenic *ónomə →
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Meanings

nounonomatomania (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn abnormal obsession with a particular word.

    I keep feeling a sense of onomatomania over how often I use the word 'realistically'.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*ónomə
  3. Ancient Greekὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos)
  4. Englishonomato-
  5. Englishonomatomania

Coined by Jean-Martin Charcot; from onomato- + -mania.

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APA

onomatomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatomania

MLA

“onomatomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatomania. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onomatomania,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatomania.

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