mania

ˈmeɪniə

Definition

Definition of mania - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

extreme enthusiasmexcessive enthusiasm or desire; an obsession

She has a mania for cleanliness that borders on obsession..

craze

fervor

obsession

psychiatric condition

TECH.

mental illness with great excitement, delusions, and overactivity

TECH.

During his mania, he felt invincible and spent vast amounts of money..

frenzy

hysteria

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Expressions with mania

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Gazza-mania

strong excitement and interest about Paul Gascoigne

Gazza-mania swept the country during the World Cup.

Origin of mania

Greek, mania (madness)

Terms with mania included in their meaning

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bipolar disorder

mental health

mental illness with mood swings between mania and depression

manic

adj.

mental condition

relating to or affected by mania

manic depression

mental health

mental disorder with mood swings between mania and depression

manic-depressive

adj.

mental health

relating to a mood disorder with alternating periods of mania and depression

bipolar affective disorder

mental health

condition with alternating periods of mania and depression

unipolar

adj.

depression

occurring without accompanying bouts of mania

manic depressive illness

medical

mental disorder with alternating periods of mania and depression

manic-depressive psychosis

mental health

mental disorder with mania and depression episodes

Examples of mania in a sentence

The mania for the new game spread quickly among the students.
His mania made it hard for him to sleep.
Mania can be a dangerous condition if untreated.

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French:manie, folie, ...
German:Besessenheit, ...
Italian:mania, ...
Spanish:obsesión, trastorno maníaco, ...
Portuguese:mania, ...
Chinese:狂热, 狂躁症, ...
Japanese:熱狂, 躁病, ...
Arabic:هَوَس, نَوْبَة هَوَسِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:מַאנְיָה, מַנְיָה, ...
Russian:мания, психоз, ...
Ukrainian:одержимість, божевілля, ...
Hindi:जुनून, उन्माद, ...
Bengali:বাতিক, মানিয়া, ...
Catalan:obsessió, manía, ...
Czech:mánie, manická fáze, ...
Danish:mani, ...
Dutch:manie, waanzin, ...
Greek:μανία, μανιακό επεισόδιο, ...
Hungarian:mánia, ...
Khmer:ភាពងប់ងល់, អាការៈម៉ានី, ...
Korean:열광, 조증, ...
Persian:وسواس, جنون, ...
Polish:mania, obłęd, ...
Portuguese (BR):mania, ...
Romanian:manie, nebunie, ...
Swedish:besatthet, mani, ...
Thai:ความคลั่งไคล้, ภาวะแมเนีย, ...
Turkish:takıntı, mani, ...
Vietnamese:sự cuồng say, chứng hưng cảm, ...

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Definition of mania - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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