Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An irrational impulse to
wander ortravel without purpose.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word dromomania.
Examples
-
Greek names (as bulimia, dromomania, etc.) and been scientifically disposed of as "episodic syndromata of hereditary degeneration."
Memories and Studies William James 1876
-
For a time at the end of the 19th century, some European men succumbed to a newly identified psychological syndrome, dromomania.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed REVIEWED BY TOM SANDBORN 2011
-
The urge to travel to Veley's extent, a kind of attention deficit on a global scale, has a medical diagnosis: dromomania, the addiction to new experiences, the vagabond neurosis.
Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk Tim Adams 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.