# nympholepsy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɪmfəˌlɛpsi/

## Definitions
1. 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).

## Source
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