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" The mania started with insomnia and not eating and being driven, driven to find an apartment, driven to see everybody, driven to do New York, driven to never shut up."
Patty Duke

Meaning of "mania" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MANIA

Via Late Latin from Greek: madness.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MANIA

ˈmeɪnɪə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MANIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mania is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MANIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mania

Mania is the mood of an abnormally elevated arousal energy level. Elevated irritability is common along with behavior that seems on the surface to be the opposite of depression. Mania is a necessary symptom for certain psychiatric diagnoses. The word derives from the Greek μανία, "madness, frenzy" and that from the verb μαίνομαι, "to be mad, to rage, to be furious". In addition to mood disorders, persons may exhibit manic behavior increased by drug intoxication, medication side effects, and malignancy. But mania is most often associated with bipolar disorder, where episodes of mania may alternate with episodes of major depression. Gelder, Mayou, and Geddes suggest that it is vital that mania be predicted in the early stages because otherwise the patient becomes reluctant to comply with the treatment. The criteria for bipolar disorder do not include depressive episodes, and the presence of mania in the absence of depressive episodes is sufficient for a diagnosis. Regardless, those who never experience depression also experience cyclical changes in mood. These cycles are often affected by changes in sleep cycle, diurnal rhythms, and environmental stressors.

Definition of mania in the English dictionary

The definition of mania in the dictionary is an obsessional enthusiasm or partiality.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MANIA

Anglomania · bibliomania · decalcomania · dipsomania · egomania · erotomania · hypomania · kleptomania · leishmania · megalomania · melomania · monomania · nymphomania · pyromania · Romania · Roumania · Rumania · Tasmania · technomania · zoomania

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MANIA

maniac · maniacal · maniacally · manic · manic depression · manic-depressive · manically · Manichaean · Manichaeism · Manichaeus · Manichean · Manichee · Manicheism · manicotti · manicure · manicure case · manicure scissors · manicure set · manicured

WORDS THAT END LIKE MANIA

Albania · Azania · Campania · Catania · Chania · Christiania · Hania · Hispania · Islamic Republic of Mauritania · Lithuania · Lucania · Mauretania · Mauritania · Oceania · Pennsylvania · Pomerania · Tanzania · titania · Transylvania · Urania

Synonyms and antonyms of mania in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MANIA»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mania» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «mania» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF MANIA

Find out the translation of mania to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of mania from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mania» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

颠狂
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

manía
570 millions of speakers
en

English

mania
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

उन्माद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هَوَس
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

мания
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

mania
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বাই
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

manie
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Mania
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Manie
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

・・・熱
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

광적인 열중
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Mania
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự đam mê
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பித்து
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

खूळ
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

cinnet
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

mania
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

obłęd
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

манія
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

manie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μανία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

manie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mani
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mani
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mania

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MANIA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of mania
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «mania».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mania

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10 QUOTES WITH «MANIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mania.
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Karl Abraham
The onset of mania occurs when repression is no longer able to resist the assaults of the repressed instincts.
2
Eric Alterman
Ironically, tendency to ignore inconvenient facts and unwelcome evidence is actually President Reagan's true legacy, as I noted in 'The Nation' back in 2000, before the current right-wing mania for President Reagan gained its full force.
3
Shawn Amos
Schizoaffective disorder is a big mental mash-up of a disease. It combines just about every disorder, from depression, delusions, and paranoia to mania, schizophrenia and hallucinations. My mother bounced between all of these regularly while raising me alone in our Hollywood home.
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Louis Aragon
Fear of error which everything recalls to me at every moment of the flight of my ideas, this mania for control, makes men prefer reason's imagination to the imagination of the senses. And yet it is always the imagination alone which is at work.
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Andy Behrman
My ever-present mania meant I was never phased by staying up twenty hours a day or by the different time zones. I was Superman.
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A. Scott Berg
I developed a mania for Fitzgerald - by the time I'd graduated from high school I'd read everything he'd written. I started with 'The Great Gatsby' and moved on to 'Tender Is the Night,' which just swept me away. Then I read 'This Side of Paradise,' his novel about Princeton - I literally slept with that book under my pillow for two years.
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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
I am essentially an amateur medecin, and this to me is almost a mania.
8
Felix Dennis
This modern mania for interfering in other's lives, usually under the guise of health and safety concerns, is highly irritating and counterproductive. Down with the nanny state.
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Patty Duke
The mania started with insomnia and not eating and being driven, driven to find an apartment, driven to see everybody, driven to do New York, driven to never shut up.
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Jeffrey Eugenides
We're all well-acquainted with depression, we all know what the low moods are, but the mania was not something I knew much about. I didn't know that it would make someone dress extravagantly or start to pun, and to stay up and drink.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MANIA»

Discover the use of mania in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mania and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fudge-a-Mania
Will it be Peter's nightmare holiday? One thing's for sure - it's going to be fudge-a-mania all the way! A new cover edition of book four in this hugely successful series from the bestselling author and household name Judy Blume.
Judy Blume, 2014
2
Puppet Mania!
John Kennedy offers 13 original puppet projects, along with 30 featured puppets. Each project has straightforward instructions, showing how to bring the creations to life.
John Kennedy, 2004
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Mania: The Story of the Outraged and Outrageous Lives That ...
MANIA tells the story of this remarkable group—who strained against the conformity of postwar America, who experimented with drink, drugs, sex, jazz, and literature, and who yearned to be heard, to remake art and society in their own ...
Ronald K. L. Collins, David M. Skover, 2013
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Mania
Seattle newspaper photographer Nick Wilder becomes determined to find a serial killer called the Street Butcher when his brother becomes the latest victim, and, as he digs deeper, discovers that his own past holds a key.
Craig Larsen, 2009
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Customer Mania!: It's Never Too Late to Build a ...
In Customer Mania!, Ken Blanchard, one of America's biggest bestselling authors and inspiring business leaders, writes of the key to customer service -- creating a people-oriented, performance-driven, customer-first organization.
Kenneth Blanchard, 2004
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Mania: Clinical and Research Perspectives
This section also details new findings on the use of lithium and the risks for pregnant women and advances in psychotherapy. The book concludes with a summary that provides a historical perspective and directions for further research.
Paul J. Goodnick, 1998
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Mania: A Short History of Bipolar Disorder
As social history it provides the most detailed available account of the interactions of psychiatry and the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing."— Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease "If David Healy's intent is to present a cohesive, ...
David Healy, 2010
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Arcade Mania!: The Turbo-charged World of Japan's Game Centers
Home of Sega, Nintendo and Sony, Japan has a unique and powerful presence in the world of video games. This book introduces overseas readers to the world of the Japanese gemu senta.
Brian Ashcraft, 2008
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Auto Mania: Cars, Consumers, and the Environment
In Auto Mania he presents the first environmental history of the automobile that shows how consumer desire (and manufacturer decisions) created impacts across the product lifecycle—from raw material extraction to manufacturing to consumer ...
Tom McCarthy, 2007
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Car Mania: A Critical History of Transport, 1770-1990
Covering 200 years from the canal age and the rail revolution to the rise of the car, this revised edition is expanded to provide an international dimension on the subject.
Winfried Wolf, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MANIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mania is used in the context of the following news items.
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How to Profit as Merger Mania Grips Wall Street - Barron's
How to Profit as Merger Mania Grips Wall Street. Chris Pultz's Kellner Merger fund logs steady returns by purchasing targets and (sometimes) ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
2
Italian 'selfie' mania causing car crashes, Giffoni hears - Culture …
Italian 'selfie' mania causing car crashes, Giffoni hears. Police chief underlines disturbing trend as film released. 21 July, 15:18 ... «ANSAmed, Jul 15»
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Baahubali mania: Fans flock to catch a glimpse of Prabhas at a local …
SS Rajamouli's magnum opus Baahubali has turned into a giant juggernaut that is unwilling to stop at box office. After amassing over Rs 350 ... «Bollywood Life, Jul 15»
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Bernie-mania spreads to Texas as Sanders' speech draws crowd of …
Bernie-mania spreads to Texas as Sanders' speech draws crowd of 5,000. Over the weekend, the Vermont senator also attracted more than ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Queen's childhood 'Nazi salute' stirs British mania for monarchy …
"It makes my blood boil to think that anyone should use this image in any way to impugn the extraordinary record of service of Her Majesty to ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
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From The Newsroom: 'Bernie-Mania' In North Texas; The Dangers …
The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a campaign stop in Dallas on Sunday. «KERA News, Jul 15»
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Hughes wins Fish'O'Mania title | News | Tight Lines | Sky Sports
Jamie Hughes became only the second angler in the 22-year history of Coral Fish'O'Mania to win the title twice after completing a dominant ... «SkySports, Jul 15»
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Understanding Corbyn-mania: Why are Labour activists flocking to …
I have no intention of voting for Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership election. Firstly because I am certain that Corbyn could never be prime ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
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Mookie mania
Mookie Betts entered the All-Star break with 15 home runs and 20 stolen bases in his brief big league career, which puts the dynamic ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
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SLIDESHOW: Gronk-Mania in Framingham | Framingham, MA Patch
SLIDESHOW: Gronk-Mania in Framingham. Hundreds lined the aisles of BJ's Wholesale Club Sunday to get New England Patriots Rob ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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