Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Obsession by a word or name; constant involuntary dwelling of the mind upon some one word.
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- noun An unnatural
obsession with a particularword
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness
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Examples
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We spanking our vicious web site hosting company auditorium austerely a onomatomania ago and are nifedipine to go devoutly into the virgo to reserpine ottoman weaned toxicodendrons to anesthesiology swami an goofy.
Rational Review 2009
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The Wonder of Whiffling, out on Thursday, is designed to save readers from onomatomania, or vexation at not being able to find the right word.
Home 2009
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"I sincerely hope that you enjoy reading it, and that it saves you both from mulligrubs, depression of spirits, and onomatomania, vexation in having difficulty finding the right word."
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Rather it turned him into a mafflard (a stuttering or blundering fool), bedevilled by onomatomania (vexation at having difficulty in finding the right word).
kenspeckle commented on the word onomatomania
I have this for kenspeckle.
February 18, 2007
mollusque commented on the word onomatomania
Plinth. Plinth, plinth, plinth.
February 20, 2008
sionnach commented on the word onomatomania
mulct. mulct. mulct. mulct. mulcty mc mulcterson.
February 20, 2008
reesetee commented on the word onomatomania
Plinth. Thrip. Plinth. Thrip. Plinth. Thrip. Plinth. Thrip.
February 20, 2008
yarb commented on the word onomatomania
Islets of Langerhans. Islets of Langerhans. Islets of Langerhans.
February 21, 2008
mollusque commented on the word onomatomania
Bovilexia is proving to be another example.
February 21, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word onomatomania
JM knows there is a word for onomatomania but just can’t recall it
March 25, 2009
super-kawy commented on the word onomatomania
Vexation at having difficulty in finding the right word.
May 2, 2009
100000346258145 commented on the word onomatomania
Colloquial. Kuh Low kii ul.
December 8, 2009
kaitman commented on the word onomatomania
I had no idea there was a word for this. <3
February 23, 2010
bilby commented on the word onomatomania
Bing!
February 23, 2010
marky commented on the word onomatomania
Bilby have you seen this video about the guy who gets fired from Microsoft by Steve Ballmer for not saying Bing right?
The 'Bing!' Incident
February 23, 2010
bilby commented on the word onomatomania
Funny. I was fired too.
February 23, 2010
marky commented on the word onomatomania
You were fired :( ouch happened to me last year too. sry 2 hear that. hopefully you're ok!
February 23, 2010
Logophile77 commented on the word onomatomania
I have also seen this word used as difficulty remembering a particular word.
I like this sentence:
Someone who reads the dictionary rarely suffers from onomatomania.
because it has at least two meanings.
1. If you are reading the dictionary rarely, then it will lead to onomatomania.
2. If you are reading the dictionary, then it will rarely lead to onomatomania.
December 10, 2017