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de Clérambault's syndrome

de Clérambault's syndrome noun: synonym of erotomania (“delusion of being loved by another”).

Noun

de Clérambault's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of erotomania (“delusion of being loved by another”).
    Synonyms:
    erotomania

Synonyms of de Clérambault's syndrome

Forms of de Clérambault's syndrome

alternative formDe Clerambault syndrome

Origin of de Clérambault's syndrome

Named after French psychiatrist Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault (1872–1934), who published a comprehensive review paper on the subject (Les Psychoses Passionelles) in 1921.

Questions about de Clérambault's syndrome

What does de Clérambault's syndrome mean?
De Clérambault's syndrome means synonym of erotomania (“delusion of being loved by another”).
What part of speech is de Clérambault's syndrome?
De Clérambault's syndrome is a noun.

Words near de Clérambault's syndrome in the dictionary

  1. de Burgo
  2. de Búrca
  3. de Campian
  4. de Candollean
  5. De Carlo
  6. de Clérambault's syndrome
  7. de dicto
  8. de die ad diem
  9. de die in diem
  10. De Doorns
  11. De Entremont

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