mania

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
  2. noun a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía, “madness”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

passion, cacoethes

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