erotomania

noun 2

Definitions

noun

1

A psychological disorder in which a person has a delusion of a romantic relationship with another person.

I read a case study of a woman, Patient M, who suffered from erotomania, or De Clerambault syndrome, in upstate New York in the 1970s. […] One July morning, professional acquaintances and friends of the professor were shocked tor receive wedding invitations to the marriage of him and Patient M.

2

Excessive sexual inclination or desire.

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