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mon·o·ma·ni·a
 monomania
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- pronunciation:
- ma
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meI
ni
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ma
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meIn
y
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- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
excessive interest or absorption in a particular idea or subject; obsession; fixation.
- synonyms:
- fixation, obsession
- similar words:
- absorption, compulsion, fanaticism, fetish, infatuation, mania, possession, religion, thrall
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| definition 2: |
a mental illness marked by an obsession with one idea.
- similar words:
- complex, compulsion, fetish, fetishism, fixation, hang-up, mania, obsession
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| related words: |
insanity |
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| derivations: |
monomaniacal (adj.), monomaniac (n.) |
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