nympholepsy - a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable

manic disorder, mania - a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

epidemic hysertia, mass hysteria - a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation

folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder, disturbance - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness