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mania.

Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmeɪ.ni.ə/Received-Pronunciation, US/ˈmɛjnɪjə/British, Southern, Standard/ˈmæɪ.ni.ə/Australia, New-Zealand/ˈme.ne.ə/Scotland
  1. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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 -ῐ́ᾱ f (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek μᾰνῐ́ᾱ (mănĭ́ā)der. Latin maniabor. English mania Borrowed from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”).

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