mania
Violent derangement of mindViolent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
» He has mania for sports cars.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
(countable, uncountable)Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.
Manie, Manie, Fimmel
ма́нияmánija
(countable, uncountable)The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.
- an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
- a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
Examples
14 sentencesHe has mania for sports cars.
I don't understand all the soccer mania.
ruНе понимаю я всей этой футбольной мании. — sharptoothed
deDie Fußballmanie verstehe ich nicht. — Esperantostern
He could not shake off the persecution mania.
ruОн не мог избавиться от мании преследования. — Shiki
Something about big cities triggers mania in me.
I get hypomanic, but rarely does this become full-blown mania.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”).Borrowed from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”).
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Forms
plural: maniasSynonyms
3 synonyms- an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action:passioncacoethes
- a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently:manic disorder
Word family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable