| Main Entry: |
mania |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
fixation, madness |
Synonyms: |
aberration, ax to grind, bee in bonnet, bee, bug in ear,
bug*,
compulsion,
craving,
craze, craziness,
delirium, dementia, derangement,
desire,
disorder,
enthusiasm,
fad,
fancy,
fascination,
fetish, fixed idea,
frenzy, furor, grabber, hang-up, idée fixe,
infatuation,
insanity, lunacy, monomania,
obsession, on the brain, partiality,
passion,
preoccupation,
rage,
thing, tiger by the tail, tiger
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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