mania

[ mey-nee-uh, meyn-yuh ]
/ ˈmeɪ ni ə, ˈmeɪn yə /

noun

excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze: The country has a mania for soccer.
Psychiatry. manic disorder.

Origin of mania

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek manía madness; akin to maenad, mind

OTHER WORDS FROM mania

hy·per·ma·ni·a, noun sub·ma·ni·a, noun

Words nearby mania

manhood, manhood suffrage, manhunt, mani, mani-pedi, mania, maniac, maniacal, manic, manic depression, manic disorder

British Dictionary definitions for hypermania (1 of 2)

hypermania
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈmeɪnɪə) /

noun

psychol a condition of extreme mania

British Dictionary definitions for hypermania (2 of 2)

mania
/ (ˈmeɪnɪə) /

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

Word Origin for mania

C14: via Late Latin from Greek: madness

Medical definitions for hypermania

mania
[ mā′nē-ə, mān′yə ]

n.

A manifestation of bipolar disorder characterized by profuse and rapidly changing ideas, exaggerated gaiety, and excessive physical activity.

Cultural definitions for hypermania

mania
[ (may-nee-uh) ]

Violent, abnormal, or impulsive behavior. In psychological terms, mania is wild activity associated with manic depression.

notes for mania

A “mania” in popular terms is an intense enthusiasm or craze.