Meaning of herostratic | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of herostratic.
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2. Seeking infamy.

Examples

“Would his unconscious feelings of inadequacy be overcome by his Herostratic act (considered as expiation through punishment)?”

“Recent U.S. examples of Herostratic terrorists are Arthur Bremer, Samuel Bych, and John Hinckley Jr. Bremer shot Governor George Wallace in May 1972, leaving Wallace paralyzed for life.”

“The Herostratic criminal manifested self-destructive desires aiming to achieve goals with any means while simultaneously generating ‘self-glorification’ and feelings of insecurity among the public (Borowitz 2005).”

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