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Glite Dictionary
graphomania

graphomania

1 9.9
A very strong need to write a lot even when there is no clear reason
  • noun
  • /ˌɡræfoʊˈmeɪniə/
  • Specialized
: grafomanía
  • His graphomania resulted in countless notebooks filled with random thoughts and ideas.

Examples

  • Severe graphomania.

    The Number 23 (2007)

  • But games with oneself are always unsuccessful, and even the corps of corpses possessed with graphomania can't be much.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The author struggled with graphomania, which led her to write several novels in a matter of months.

  • Many people suffer from graphomania, causing them to fill pages with their writings late into the night.

How Compulsive

graphomania
  • Specialized
1 9.9
compulsion
39 6.7
habit
667 1.0

Surface Forms

graphomania singular
graphomanias plural

Morphology

graphomania = mania (semi-transparent) = grapho + mania

The word combines the classical combining form grapho- 'writing' with 'mania' 'obsessive urge', so the meaning is inferable but not fully transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Graphomania comes from the Greek parts graph- meaning 'write', as in autograph or graphic, and -mania meaning 'madness' or a 'very strong urge'. So graphomania is a 'very strong urge to write', which explains why someone with it writes too much.