mania

Plural: manias

Noun

• Excessive enthusiasm or interest; a mental illness with hyperactivity.
• an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
• a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
• Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
• Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.
• The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.

Examples

• A true Scrabble MANIA often leads players to discover obscure, high-scoring words.

Synonyms

cacoethes, manic disorder, passion

Related Words

dipsomania, maniac, manic, megalomania