"micromania" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-micromania.wav Forms: micromanias [plural]
Etymology: From micro + -mania. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|micro|mania}} micro + -mania Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} micromania (usually uncountable, plural micromanias)
  1. (obsolete, pathology) A delusion that a body part has become small Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Pathology
    Sense id: en-micromania-en-noun-NBo3kHmi Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -mania Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mania: 21 42 36 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  2. (dated, informal) Excessive enthusiasm for microcomputers. Tags: dated, informal, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-micromania-en-noun-HxCVr-6x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -mania, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 52 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mania: 21 42 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 56 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 63 32
  3. (psychology) An extreme tendency to belittle oneself or trivialize one's achievements. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-micromania-en-noun-8-oeBJxW Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -mania Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mania: 21 42 36 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: micromaniac

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