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.
OTHER WORDS FROM mania
hy·per·ma·ni·a, noun sub·ma·ni·a, nounWords nearby mania
manhood,
manhood suffrage,
manhunt,
mani,
mani-pedi,
mania,
maniac,
maniacal,
manic,
manic depression,
manic disorder
Definition for mania (2 of 3)
Mania
[ mey-nee-uh, meyn-yuh ]
/ ˈmeɪ ni ə, ˈmeɪn yə /
noun
an ancient Roman goddess of the dead.
Definition for mania (3 of 3)
-mania
a combining form of mania (megalomania); extended to mean “enthusiasm, often of an extreme and transient nature,” for that specified by the initial element (bibliomania).
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British Dictionary definitions for mania (1 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
British Dictionary definitions for mania (2 of 2)
-mania
n combining form
indicating extreme desire or pleasure of a specified kind or an abnormal excitement aroused by something
kleptomania; nymphomania; pyromania
Derived forms of -mania
-maniac, adj combining form, n combining formWord Origin for -mania
from
mania
Medical definitions for mania (1 of 2)
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.
Medical definitions for mania (2 of 2)
-mania
suff.
An abnormal compulsion or an extreme love for:pyromania.
Cultural definitions for mania
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.