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- pronunciation:
- meI
ni
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meIn
y
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm.
My wife's love of animals has turned into a mania, and I fear our home is becoming some kind of zoo.- synonyms:
- enthusiasm, passion
- similar words:
- craze, fad, fanaticism, fascination, furor, obsession, rage, zeal
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definition 2: |
a psychological disorder characterized by excitability that turns to violence in the acute stages.
The medication no longer seemed to control the violent behavior caused by his mania.- similar words:
- frenzy, insanity, lunacy, madness, psychosis, schizophrenia
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related words: |
enthusiasm, furor, fury, habit, love, yearning |
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