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n. - Obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness.

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  • The Wonder of Whiffling, out on Thursday, is designed to save readers from onomatomania, or vexation at not being able to find the right word.
  • Rather it turned him into a mafflard (a stuttering or blundering fool), bedevilled by onomatomania (vexation at having difficulty in finding the right word).
  • "I sincerely hope that you enjoy reading it, and that it saves you both from mulligrubs, depression of spirits, and onomatomania, vexation in having difficulty finding...
  • We spanking our vicious web site hosting company auditorium austerely a onomatomania ago and are nifedipine to go devoutly into the virgo to reserpine ottoman weaned...
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