noun · rare

maniac

ma·ni·ac

maniac · maniacs

маніяк, маніячка

маньяк, маньячка

Irre, Verrückte, Irrer, Verrückter

An insane person, especially one who suffers from a maniaAn insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.

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/ˈmeɪ.niˌæk/

» Tom is a maniac.

Tom ist ein Verrückter.

Том маньяк.

Том — маньяк.

Meaning

2 senses

An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
She was driving like a maniac.
Irrer, Irre
манья́кmanʹják, манья́чкаmanʹjáčka
манія́кmaniják, манія́чкаmanijáčka
an insane person
(figuratively)A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
He's a manga maniac.
Verrückter, Verrückte
манья́кmanʹják, манья́чкаmanʹjáčka
a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something

Examples

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Tom is a maniac.
Том — маньяк.
ruТом маньяк.
deTom ist ein Verrückter.
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I'm not a maniac.
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Are you all maniacs?
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Tom drives like a maniac.
ruТом водит как маньяк.
deTom fährt wie ein Verrückter.
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Tom worked like a maniac.
ruТом работал как сумасшедший.
deTom arbeitete wie ein Besessener.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

insane person:

Русский

By meaning 1

insane person:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

insane person:

fanatic, obsessive:

Origin

From mania + -ac. Borrowed from French maniaque, from Late Latin maniacus, from Ancient Gr

From mania + -ac. Borrowed from French maniaque, from Late Latin maniacus, from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”). Compare manic.

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