dromomania
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- noun
- /ˌdroʊməˈneɪə/
- Specialized
- Dromomania refers to the uncontrollable urge to travel, a pathological tourism, and it was all the rage in France between 1886 and 1909.
Examples
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The man who exemplified dromomania for the European medical establishment was a gas-fitter from Bordeaux, one Jean-Albert Dadas.
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Many people suffering from dromomania find it difficult to stay in one place for long.
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Dada's story inspired several other cases of dromomania in France at the time.
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Dromomania, or Pathological Tourism
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Of course, his dromomania probably would have been much easier on him if he'd also been suffering from cartacoethes, the compulsion to see maps everywhere.
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Her dromomania made her take spontaneous trips to different countries without any plan.
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He didn't know why he felt such a strong dromomania that pushed him to leave home frequently.
Synonyms
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A strong desire to travel and see new places
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A strong wish to travel to new places
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Moving from place to place without a home or clear purpose
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dromomania comes from Greek parts dromo- meaning 'run' and -mania meaning 'madness' or 'strong desire', so it pictures a 'mad urge to run' from place to place.