nympholept

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N0201800 (nĭm′fə-lĕpt′)n. One who is in a state of nympholepsy.

[Greek numpholēptos, caught by nymph, frenzied : numphē, nymph + lēptos, seized (from lambanein, lēp-, to seize).]

nympholept

(ˈnɪmfəˌlɛpt) n (Psychiatry) a person afflicted by nympholepsy[C19: from Greek numpholēptos caught by nymphs, from numphē nymph + lambanein to seize]

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nympholept - a person seized by nympholepsyunfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune

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noun a person seized by nympholepsy

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