mania (Meaning)
mania (n)
an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
mania (n.)
Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium.
Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania.
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mania Sentence Examples
- The gambler's mania led him to risk his entire fortune on a single hand.
- His obsession with collecting stamps had become a full-blown mania.
- The hiker's mania for reaching the summit pushed her to the brink of exhaustion.
- Her mania for perfection drove her to spend hours on even the smallest tasks.
- The athlete's mania for winning consumed his every thought and action.
- The shopper's mania for acquiring new possessions spiraled out of control.
- His mania for cleanliness extended to scrubbing his hands raw.
- The author's mania for writing consumed his life, leaving no time for anything else.
- The celebrity's mania for attention drove her to behave in increasingly outrageous ways.
- The town's mania for Christmas decorations transformed it into a winter wonderland.
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The gambler's mania led him to risk his entire fortune on a single hand.
His obsession with collecting stamps had become a full-blown mania.
The hiker's mania for reaching the summit pushed her to the brink of exhaustion.
Her mania for perfection drove her to spend hours on even the smallest tasks.
