monomania
[ mon-uh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /
noun
(no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
an inordinate or obsessive zeal for or interest in a single thing, idea, subject, or the like.
OTHER WORDS FROM monomania
mon·o·ma·ni·ac [mon-uh-mey-nee-ak] /ˌmɒn əˈmeɪ niˌæk/, noun mon·o·ma·ni·a·cal [mon-uh-muh-nahy-uh-kuh l] /ˌmɒn ə məˈnaɪ ə kəl/, adjectiveWords nearby monomania
monolith,
monolithic,
monolocular,
monologue,
monology,
monomania,
monomark,
monomelic,
monomer,
monomeric,
monomerous
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British Dictionary definitions for monomaniac
monomania
/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪə) /
noun
an excessive mental preoccupation with one thing, idea, etc
Derived forms of monomania
monomaniac, noun, adjective monomaniacal (ˌmɒnəʊməˈnaɪəkəl), adjectiveMedical definitions for monomaniac
monomania
[ mŏn′ə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə ]
n.
Pathological obsession with one idea or subject, as in paranoia.