Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

micromania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cro-ma-nia
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive enthusiasm for microcomputers.

Dated; Informal; Uncountable

noun

A delusion that a body part has become small.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

An extreme tendency to belittle oneself or trivialize one's achievements.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Micromania at home: What have microcomputers got that other instructional technologies haven't?"
"Micromania, the uncontrolled spread of personal computers in corporations, can be treated […]"
"Actually, when the I-God is universalized, as it is in my book, the whole God concept becomes one of humbleness, weakness, and inferiority, a micromania rather than a megalomania."

Etymology

From micro + -mania.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: micro

Usage

Inflected Forms

micromanias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

micromaniac

Antonyms

megalomania

Questions

What does micromania mean?: Excessive enthusiasm for microcomputers.
Where does micromania come from?: From micro + -mania.

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