mania B2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ See IPA manual Freq #20513 Meanings 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 noun an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action 3 noun a mood disorder 4 noun Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · an irrational but... passion 3 noun · a mood disorder manic disorder Word family Derived forms antimaniacharismaniacumbermaniagourmaniahypermaniaillyromanialogomaniamania-likemaniaphobemaniaphobiamonkmaniamonomania Related forms dipsomaniamaniacmanicmegalomania Etymology Borrowed from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”). Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mania **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ **Frequency rank:** 20513 ## Meanings 1. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism. 2. an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action 3. a mood disorder 4. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. ## Examples - 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... ## Derived Forms - antimania - charismania - cumbermania - gourmania - hypermania - illyromania - logomania - mania-like - maniaphobe - maniaphobia - monkmania - monomania ## Related Forms - dipsomania - maniac - manic - megalomania ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”). ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown