mania

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈmeɪniə/, SAMPA: /"meIni@/

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• Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧a

Noun

Singular mania

Plural manias

Someone with mania

1. Mania is when someone is crazy. Their mind is not working right.

   Drugs are one way to treat mania.

2. Mania is when someone feels very, very strongly about something; they want it too much.

   You're spending so much time and energy on this, it isn't normal: it's mania.

Related words

• manic
• maniac