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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mania for murder or killing.
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MiketheViking90 commented on the word phonomania
pathological tendency to murder
March 21, 2011
graatch commented on the word phonomania
Etymology is of course Greek, from φόνος (phonos) meaning murder, slaughter, or bloodshed.
April 8, 2021