TRICHOTILLOMANIA


Meaning of TRICHOTILLOMANIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtri-kə-ˌti-lə-ˈmā-nē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from trich - + Greek tillein to pull, pluck + New Latin mania

Date: circa 1903

: an abnormal desire to pull out one's hair

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.