Mania - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmeɪnɪə|
Brit.
|ˈmeɪnɪə|
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
- 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
singular: mania
plural: manias
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