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nympholepsy
[
nim
-f
uh
-lep-see
]
nym·pho·lep·sy
/
ˈnɪm
fəˌlɛp
si
/
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[
nim
-f
uh
-lep-see
]
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noun,
plural
nym·pho·lep·sies.
1.
an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
2.
a frenzy of emotion, as for something unattainable.
Origin:
1765–75;
formed on
nympholept
,
on the model of
epilepsy
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nym·pho·lep·tic
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fəˈlɛp
tɪk
/
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uh
-
lep
-tik
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,
adjective
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nympholepsy
(ˈnɪmfəˌlɛpsɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-sies
a state of violent emotion, esp when associated with a desire for something one cannot have
[C18: from
nympholept
, on the model of
epilepsy
]
nympho'leptic
—
adj
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