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Meanings of erotomania in English

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Subtype of a delusional disorder, characterized by delusions of another person (possibly imaginary) being infatuated with the patient; commonly, the onset is sudden and the course is chronic.

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        эротомания
        Usage of erotomania in English
        1
        The most eminent authority on mental pathology, Professor Krafft-Ebing, says, concerning erotomania:
        Primitive Love and Love-Stories
        2
        Jed is ultimately confined in a mental institution, diagnosed with erotomania.
        The Guardian
        3
        It's not a case of what psychiatrists call psychic onanism, nor is it what they term erotomania.
        The book of disquiet