Home › Words › F › frontrunneritisfrontrunneritisfrontrunneritis means A supposed affliction said to cause someone, especially a political candidate, to struggle as soon as they become a front runner.EtymologyFrom front runner + -itis.nounA supposed affliction said to cause someone, especially a political candidate, to struggle as soon as they become a front runner.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).