mania
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mania¹
- /ˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ UK, US
- /ˈmɛjnɪjə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈmæɪ.ni.ə/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈme.ne.ə/ Scotland
- /-nɪ-/ Scotland
- /-ni-/ Scotland
- /ˈmeːni.ə/ Wales
Rhymes with -eɪniə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”).
noun manias
- Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism. One of the manias of the present day, which especially excites my spleen, is the locomotive rage which seems to possess all ranks—that necessity of going out of town in the summer...
- The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.
Mania²
Where it comes from
From Latin Mānia, related to mānes (“spirits of the dead”).
proper noun Manea
- The goddess of the dead and ghosts.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cacoethes, passion, manic disorder, craze, madness, frenzy, drivel, whim, wild, obsession, infatuation, fad, lot, habit, jag, fanaticism
Translations
Talk about this word "mania." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mania. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mania. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mania "mania." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mania.Cite this
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