"monomania" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪni.ə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-monomania.wav Forms: monomanias [plural], monomaniæ [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪniə Etymology: Either: * Formed in English as mono- + mania; * From the French monomanie; or, * From the Modern Latin monomania. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|mania}} mono- + mania, {{uder|en|fr|monomanie}} French monomanie, {{uder|en|la|monomania}} Latin monomania Head templates: {{en-noun|s|monomaniæ}} monomania (plural monomanias or monomaniæ)
  1. Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject. Translations (an excessive interest with a single subject): monomanie (Dutch), monomania (Finnish), monomanie [feminine] (French), monomanía [feminine] (Galician), Monomanie [feminine] (German), μονομανία (monomanía) [feminine] (Greek), monomania [feminine] (Italian), monomani [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), monomani [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), monomanía [feminine] (Spanish), monomani [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-monomania-en-noun-axZSGlBh Disambiguation of 'an excessive interest with a single subject': 80 20
  2. (pathology, dated) A pathological obsession with one person, thing or idea. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Pathology, Manias
    Sense id: en-monomania-en-noun-v0b6b2Rt Disambiguation of Manias: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -mania, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, 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 Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mania: 23 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 83 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: monomaniac, idee fixe, obsession

Inflected forms

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