Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thanatomania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thanato-ma-nia
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The morbid belief that one is fated to die, having been cursed or bewitched by an enemy.

Uncountable

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Etymology

From thanato- + -mania.

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What does thanatomania mean?
The morbid belief that one is fated to die, having been cursed or bewitched by an enemy.
Where does thanatomania come from?
From thanato- + -mania.

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