mania

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.

   One of the manias of the present day, which especially excites my spleen, is the locomotive rage which seems to possess all ranks—that necessity of going out of town in the summer...

2. 2
   noun

   an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

3. 3
   noun

   a mood disorder

4. 4
   noun

   Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.

Borrowed from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”).

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