What is a synonym for "graphomania"?

Common synonyms include: artistry, authorship, automatic writing, composition, journalism, pen.

How do you pronounce "graphomania"?

Pronounced //ˌɡɹæfəˈmeɪni.ə//.

//ˌɡɹæfəˈmeɪni.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
The compulsion to write. uncountable, usually
"Wagner’s graphomania is shown not only by the substance, but also by the outward form of his writings."
2
Used as part of the name of various surrealist techniques, e.g., a method in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots; see "Entoptic graphomania". uncountable, usually
"A devoted explorer of decalcomania, fumage, frottage, collage and other methods of pictorial automatism, Colquhoun invented several magic-inspired techniques of her own, including graphomania, stillomania, and parsemage."

"Wagner’s graphomania is shown not only by the substance, but also by the outward form of his writings."

From grapho- + -mania.

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