verbomania

verbomania
a) Obsession with words.
b) An abnormal talkativeness; a psychotic flow of speech.

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  • verbomania — A rarely used term for an abnormal talkativeness; a psychotic flow of speech. [L. verbum, word, + G. mania, frenzy] * * * ver·bo·ma·nia (vur″bo maґne ə) logorrhea …   Medical dictionary

  • verbomania — craze for words Manias and Obsessions …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • verbomania — n. excessive and incoherent speech, abnormal talkativeness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • verbomania — ver·bo·mania …   English syllables

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  • Manias and Obsessions — Sometimes, when I look over what I ve created in the Phrontistery, I start to think I m more than a bit crazy, and must be suffering from verbomania. Still, I probably don t officially have any of the 142 manias or obsessions listed below. Some… …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • verbomaniac — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin verbomania, after Late Latin mania: International Scientific Vocabulary maniac : one afflicted with verbomania …   Useful english dictionary

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