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toxicomania

/ˌtɑksɪkoʊˈmeɪniə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tox-i-co-ma-nia
IPA
/ˌtɑksɪkoʊˈmeɪniə/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an insane desire for poisonous or intoxicating substances

Etymology

From toxico- + -mania.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌtɑksɪkoʊˈmeɪniə/
  • British English: /ˌtɒksɪkəʊˈmeɪnɪə/

Inflected Forms

toxicomanias (plural)

Derived Forms

polytoxicomania

Rhymes With

pennsylvania romania tasmania lithuania mania albania transylvania lusitania pomerania megalomania spotsylvania rumania

Questions

How do you pronounce toxicomania?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɑksɪkoʊˈmeɪniə/.
What does toxicomania mean?
an insane desire for poisonous or intoxicating substances
Where does toxicomania come from?
From toxico- + -mania.

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