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nympholept

/ˈnɪm.fə.lept/

Traduction: Nom désignant une personne saisie de nympholepsie, c'est-à-dire d'un état d'extase ou d'obsession, souvent provoqué par un idéal ou un désir inaccessible.

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noun

/ˈnɪm.fə.lept/C2formal
  • frNom désignant une personne saisie de nympholepsie, c'est-à-dire d'un état d'extase ou d'obsession, souvent provoqué par un idéal ou un désir inaccessible.

A noun referring to a person seized by nympholepsy, a state of ecstatic frenzy or obsession, often inspired by an unattainable ideal or desire.

  1. Person seized by nympholepsyC2formal

    A person who is seized by a state of ecstasy or frenzy, often inspired by a passionate desire for something unattainable, originally associated with a nymph.

    frNympholepte

    • The poet was a nympholept, forever chasing an ideal beauty.
    • He became a nympholept, obsessed with the memory of the mysterious woman.
    • In his youth, he was a nympholept, driven by a wild, unfulfilled passion.
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