nympholepsy

Definition

A frenzied state of (usually erotic) emotion, especially concerning something or someone unattainable.

Etymology

From nympho- + -lepsy, after Ancient Greek νυμφόληπτος (numphólēptos, “frenzied by the nymphs”, adjective).

Example Sentences

• "If young persons of both sexes were brought together in the honest practical relations of organized labor, we should see no more of these fond nympholepsies"

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