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mania
1[mey-nee-uh, meyn-yuh]
noun
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze.
The country has a mania for soccer.
Psychiatry.Ìýmanic disorder.
Mania
2[mey-nee-uh, meyn-yuh]
noun
an ancient Roman goddess of the dead.
-mania
3a combining form of mania (megalomania ); extended to mean “enthusiasm, often of an extreme and transient nature,†for that specified by the initial element (bibliomania ).
mania
1/ ˈ³¾±ðɪ²Ôɪə /
noun
a mental disorder characterized by great excitement and occasionally violent behaviour See also manic-depressive
an obsessional enthusiasm or partiality
a mania for mushrooms
-mania
2combining form
indicating extreme desire or pleasure of a specified kind or an abnormal excitement aroused by something
kleptomania
nymphomania
pyromania
mania
Violent, abnormal, or impulsive behavior. In psychological terms, mania is wild activity associated with manic depression.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- hypermania noun
- submania noun
- -maniac combining form
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of mania1
Origin of mania2
Example Sentences
"Families fall apart because of the mania more than the depression," says Prof Geddes.
A dependable upsetter of expectations, Ramsay tries something completely different here, pushing an actor to the very edge of mania and dislocation.
Also, being bipolar, I was really into mania.
Indeed, “Fight or Flight†wouldn’t work without his fizzy central performance that brings an edge of mania to the absurd premise, which is essentially “Assassins on a Plane.â€
Despite the current mania, Clark, the gold market analyst, noted that jewelry owners bringing in old pieces “probably won’t get rich off of it.â€
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Related 51³Ô¹Ïs
- cravingÌý
- crazeÌý
- crazinessÌý
- enthusiasmÌý
- fadÌý
- fascinationÌý
- frenzyÌý
- infatuationÌý
- lunacyÌý
- obsessionÌý
- passionÌý
- rageÌý
When To Use
The combining form -mania is used like a suffix meaning literally “mania,†often in the sense of "enthusiasm, often of an extreme or transient nature." It is often used in scientific and technical terms, especially in psychology.The form -mania comes from Greek ³¾²¹²Ôò¹, meaning “madness.†Latin has three translations for ³¾²¹²Ôò¹: dÄ“mentia, furor, and °ù²¹²ú¾±Å§²õ, all meaning “madness.†Find out more at our entries for dementia, furor, and rabies.
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