mania, passion, cacoethes
(noun) an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
mania, manic disorder
(noun) a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mania (countable and uncountable, plural manias)
Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.
(psychiatry) The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.
• Amina, Maina, amain, amnia, anima
Mania
(Roman god) The goddess of the dead and ghosts.
• Amina, Maina, amain, amnia, anima
Source: Wiktionary
Ma"ni*a, n. Etym: [L. mania, Gr. manie, F. manie. Cf. Mind, n., Necromancy.]
1. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium.
2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania. Mania a potu Etym: [L.], madness from drinking; delirium tremens.
Syn.
– Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation; aberration; delirium; frenzy. See Insanity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 February 2025
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
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