MONOMANIA

monomania, possession

(noun) a mania restricted to one thing or idea

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

monomania (plural monomanias or monomaniæ)

Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject.

A pathological obsession with one person, thing or idea.

Source: Wiktionary


Mon`o*ma"ni*a, n. Etym: [Mono- + mania.]

Definition: Derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement.

Syn.

– Insanity; madness; alienation; aberration; derangement; mania. See Insanity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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