Dromomania

/ˌdrɑːmoʊˈmeɪniə/ noun

Definition

An irresistible urge to travel or wander constantly; an obsessive desire to be in motion.

Etymology

From Greek dromos 'running/traveling' plus mania 'obsession'; a psychiatric/psychological term describing compulsive movement disorder.

Kelly Says

Dromomania was actually diagnosed in the 1800s as a medical condition—some people felt physically unable to stay still, compulsively traveling thousands of miles!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ድሮሞማንያ
di-ro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
ARالعربية
جنون السباق
jinun as-biq
BNবাংলা
দ্রোমোমানিয়া
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
CACatalà
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
CSČeština
dromomanie
dro-moh-MAH-nee
DADansk
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
DEDeutsch
Dromomanie
drom-oh-MAH-nee
ELΕλληνικά
δρομομανία
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
ESEspañol
dromomanía
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
FAفارسی
جنون دویدن
jinun dovīdan
FISuomi
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
FRFrançais
dromomanie
droh-moh-MAH-nee
GUGU
ડ્રોમોમાનિયા
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ya
HAHA
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
HEעברית
דרומומניה
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
HIहिन्दी
दौड़ की लत
dauḍ kī lat
HUMagyar
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
IGIG
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
ITItaliano
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
JA日本語
ドロモマニア
doromo mania
KKKK
дромомания
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ya
KMKM
ដ្រូម៉ូម៉ានី
dro-moh-moh-MAH-nee
KO한국어
드로모마니아
deuro-mo-ma-ni-a
MRMR
ड्रोमोमॅनिया
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ဒရိုမိုမေနီးယ
da-ro-moh-meh-nee-ya
NLNederlands
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
NONorsk
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
PAPA
ਡ੍ਰੋਮੋਮੈਨੀਆ
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ya
PLPolski
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
PTPortuguês
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
RORomână
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
RUРусский
дромомания
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ya
SVSvenska
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
SWKiswahili
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
TAதமிழ்
திரும்பிய விரைவு
thirum-biya virai-vu
TEతెలుగు
డ్రోమోమేనియా
dro-moh-meh-nee-ya
THไทย
โรคหลงระเริง
rok long ra-reung
TLTL
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
TRTürkçe
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
UKУкраїнська
дромоманія
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ya
URاردو
درومونیہ
dro-moh-nee-yah
VITiếng Việt
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
YOYO
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah
ZH中文
狂走症
kuáng zǒu zhèng
ZUZU
dromomania
dro-moh-MAH-nee-ah

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