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Definition of drapetomania in English English dictionary
- an overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.). Today recognized as pseudoscience and an example of scientific racism
- An overwhelming urge to run away from home
- an overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.)
drapetomania
Etymology
() Coined in 1851 by Samuel A. Cartwright as a mental illness that caused black slaves to flee captivity. Ancient Greek δραπέτης (drapetes, “runaway slave”) + μανία (mania, “madness”).Resimler
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