dromomania

Etymology

From dromo- + -mania.

dromomania means An irrational impulse to wander or travel without purpose. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

Why this word is great

DROMOMANIA — [Noun] An irrational impulse to wander or travel without purpose. From the Greek dromos ("running, race, course") + -mania ("excessive enthusiasm or desire"). Unlike "wanderlust" (which romanticizes travel as a noble yearning) or "poriomania" (which ties wandering to dissociative fugue), dromomania is a rootless hunger, directionless as a scrap of paper caught in the wind. It is the midnight bus ticket bought on a whim, the suitcase packed with no destination, the shoes worn thin by miles that lead nowhere—a testament to the human heart’s unquiet refusal to stay.

noun

An irrational impulse to wander or travel without purpose.