monomania
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monomania
- /ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪə/ UK
- /ˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪni.ə/ US
Rhymes with -eɪniə
Where it comes from
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* Formed in English as mono- + mania;
* From the French monomanie; or,
* From the Modern Latin monomania.
noun monomanias · monomaniæ
- Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject. It was apparent to all but himself that what was once idle curiosity had become a monomania.
- A pathological obsession with one person, thing or idea. “There are no limits to the possibilities of monomania,” I answered. “There is the condition which the modern French psychologists have called the ‘idée fixe,’ which may be trifling in character, and accompanied by complete sanity in every other way. A man who had read deeply about Napoleon, or who
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Talk about this word "monomania." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/monomania. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. monomania. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/monomania "monomania." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/monomania.Cite this
@misc{monomania_2026,
title = {monomania},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monomania},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
