mania

ma-ni-a · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    [psychiatry]Mental illness marked by periods of great excitement, delusions, and overactivity.

  2. 2.

    An excessive enthusiasm or desire; an obsession.

Forms

plural: manias

Related words

See also: craze, frenzy, obsession
Synonyms: craze, frenzy, obsession

Etymology

From Greek mania ("madness"), from mainesthai ("to rage, be mad").