mania

Pronunciation

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

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• Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧a

Noun

Singular mania

Plural manias

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 is obsessed with or feels very, very strongly about something.

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

Related words

• manic
• maniac