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paramania

paramania noun: an uncontrollable urge to complain.

Noun

paramania (uncountable)

  1. An uncontrollable urge to complain.
    • Diagnoses were listed primarily as variant forms of mania, e.g., acute, sub-acute, chronic, recurrent, and pure paramania1982, The Nebraska Medical Journal, page 133
    • He likes protests, all kinds. I think there's a scientific term for that: paramania.1998, Debra Monroe, Newfangled: A Novel, →ISBN, page 204

Words that rhyme with paramania

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Questions about paramania

What does paramania mean?
Paramania means an uncontrollable urge to complain.
What part of speech is paramania?
Paramania is a noun.

Words near paramania in the dictionary

  1. paramaleate
  2. paramaleates
  3. paramaleic acid
  4. paramalic acid
  5. paramalignant
  6. paramania
  7. paramaniac
  8. paramaniacs
  9. Paramaribo
  10. paramasticatory
  11. paramastoid

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