"mania" meaning in English

See mania in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mania.wav Forms: manias [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪniə Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*men-|id=think}}, {{bor+|en|la|mania}} Borrowed from Latin mania, {{der|en|grc|μανία||madness}} Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mania (countable and uncountable, plural manias)
  1. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mania-en-noun-DbdCM6by
  2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (an excessive enthusiasm or desire; an obsession.): λύσσα (lússa) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), մոլուցք (molucʻkʻ) (Armenian), мания (manija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mania [feminine] (Catalan), 躁狂癥 (Chinese Mandarin), 躁狂症 (zàokuángzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), mani [common-gender] (Danish), manie [feminine] (Dutch), mania (Finnish), vimma (Finnish), manie [feminine] (French), teima [feminine] (Galician), Manie [feminine] (German), μανία (manía) [feminine] (Greek), mania [feminine] (Italian), 躁病 (sōbyō) (alt: そうびょう) (Japanese), mani [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), mani [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Wonsenn [masculine] (Plautdietsch), mania [feminine] (Polish), insanidade [feminine] (Portuguese), mânie (Romanian), ма́ния (mánija) [feminine] (Russian), manìa [feminine] (Sicilian), manía [feminine] (Spanish), mani [common-gender] (Swedish) Translations (excessive desire): мания (manija) (Bulgarian), mania [feminine] (Catalan), 狂熱 (Chinese Mandarin), 狂热 (kuángrè) (Chinese Mandarin), manie [feminine] (Dutch), mania (Finnish), teima [feminine] (Galician), manía [feminine] (Galician), Manie [feminine] (German), Fimmel [masculine] (German), μανία (manía) [feminine] (Greek), mánia (Hungarian), szenvedély (Hungarian), imádat (Hungarian), fanatizmus (Hungarian), mania [feminine] (Italian), mani [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), mani [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), mania [feminine] (Polish), mania [feminine] (Portuguese), manìa (Sicilian), manía [feminine] (Spanish), vurm [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-mania-en-noun-xAFBDeyj Disambiguation of 'an excessive enthusiasm or desire; an obsession.': 9 84 7 Disambiguation of 'excessive desire': 6 87 6
  3. (psychiatry) The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychiatry, Emotions, Manias Translations (state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels): mania [feminine] (Polish), manìa (Sicilian)
    Sense id: en-mania-en-noun-aXubMz9E Disambiguation of Emotions: 24 26 50 Disambiguation of Manias: 14 15 72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 91 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 10 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 14 20 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 12 22 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 22 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 22 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 8 14 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 13 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 22 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 12 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 22 66 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 11 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 12 10 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 18 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 9 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 9 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 16 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 13 24 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 5 9 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 2 4 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 23 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 20 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 12 22 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 9 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 12 22 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 9 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 22 67 Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels': 2 2 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dipsomania, manic, maniac, megalomania

Inflected forms

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