Meaning Of The Word Mania

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Mania Meaning

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-mania in American English
a (specified) type of mental disorder characterized by an abnormal preoccupation, compulsion, etc. combining form: a combining form of mania (megalomania); extended to mean “enthusiasm, often of an extreme and transient nature,” for that specified by the initial element (bibliomania) -mania in British English combining form in countable noun: indicating extreme desire or pleasure of a specified kind or an abnormal excitement aroused by something mania If you say that a person or group has a mania for something, you mean that they enjoy it very much or spend a lot of time on it. mania in American English wild or violent mental disorder; specif., the manic phase of bipolar affective disorder, characterized generally by abnormal excitability, exaggerated feelings of well-being, flight of ideas, excessive activity, etc. noun: an ancient Roman goddess of the dead noun: excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze mania in British English noun: a disorder characterized by great excitement and occasionally violent behaviour |
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