dacnomania
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δάκνω (dáknō, “I bite”) + -mania.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dak.no.maˈni.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: dac‧no‧ma‧nì‧a
Noun
dacnomania f (plural dacnomanie)
- a compulsive urge to bite people
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) an excessive or unbridled enthusiasm for killing
Further reading
- dacnomania in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana