English Explanatory Dictionary

mania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
  2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.
  3. The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.
name
  1. The goddess of the dead and ghosts.

Pronunciation

/ˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mania.wav

Word forms

mania manias Manea

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yétorder. Proto-Hellenic *məňňómai Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek μᾰνῐ́ᾱ (mănĭ́ā)der. Latin maniabor. English mania Borrowed from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”).

Related words

-mania dipsomania manic maniac megalomania

Derived words

antimania charismania Cumbermania dancing mania gourmania hypermania Illyromania logomania -mania mania-like maniaphobe maniaphobia Monkmania monomania opiomania supermania tulip mania Wikimania
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