Mania - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmeɪnɪə|  American pronunciation of the word mania
Brit.  |ˈmeɪnɪə|  British pronunciation of the word mania

noun

- an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action (syn: passion)
- a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

Extra examples

She would typically experience a period of mania and then suddenly become deeply depressed.

The entire city has been gripped by baseball mania.

Keep-fit mania has hit some of the girls in the office.

Manias, Panics and Crashes: A History of Finanсial Crises

Word forms

noun
singular: mania
plural: manias
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