MANIAS

Noun

manias

plural of mania

Anagrams

• Mainas, Samian, animas, is a man, sanmai

Source: Wiktionary


MANIA

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



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