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Meaning of "monomaniac" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MONOMANIAC

monomaniac  [mɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONOMANIAC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Monomaniac 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 MONOMANIAC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Monomania

In 19th-century psychiatry, monomania was a form of partial insanity conceived as single pathological preoccupation in an otherwise sound mind.:155: 26 Partial insanity, variations of which enjoyed a long pre-history in jurisprudence, was in contrast to the traditional notion of total insanity, exemplified in the diagnosis of mania, as a global condition affecting all aspects of understanding and which reflected the position that the mind or soul was an indivisible entity.:25–6, 31, 39: 243 Coined by the French psychiatrist Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol around 1810,:153 monomania was a new disease-concept characterised by the presence of an expansive idée fixe in which the mind was diseased and deranged in some facets but otherwise normal in others.:157 Esquirol and his circle delineated three broad categories of monomania coherent with the traditional tripartite classification of the mind into intellectual, emotional and volitional faculties.:46 Emotional monomania is that in which the patient is obsessed with only one emotion or several related to it; intellectual monomania is that which is related to only one kind of delirious idea or ideas.

Definition of monomaniac in the English dictionary

The definition of monomaniac in the dictionary is a person who suffers from monomania.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONOMANIAC


anglomaniac
ˌæŋɡləʊˈmeɪnɪæk
anthomaniac
ˌænθəʊˈmeɪnɪæk
bibliomaniac
ˌbɪblɪəʊˈmeɪnɪæk
cleptomaniac
ˌklɛptəˈmeɪnɪæk
egomaniac
ˌiːɡəʊˈmeɪnɪæk
ergomaniac
ˌɜːɡəʊˈmeɪnɪæk
erotomaniac
ɪˌrɒtəʊˈmeɪnɪæk
etheromaniac
ˌiːθərəʊˈmeɪnɪæk
kleptomaniac
ˌklɛptəʊˈmeɪnɪæk
megalomaniac
ˌmɛɡələʊˈmeɪnɪæk
melomaniac
ˌmeləˈmeɪnɪæk
morphinomaniac
ˌmɔːfɪnəʊˈmeɪnɪæk
mythomaniac
ˌmɪθəʊˈmeɪnɪæk
necromaniac
ˌnekrəʊˈmeɪnɪæk
nymphomaniac
ˌnɪmfəˈmeɪnɪæk
opsomaniac
ˌɒpsəˈmeɪnɪæk
pyromaniac
ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪæk
technomaniac
ˌtɛknəʊˈmeɪnɪæk
theomaniac
ˌθɪəˈmeɪnɪæk
timbromaniac
ˌtɪmbrəʊˈmeɪnɪæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONOMANIAC

monomachia
monomachy
monomania
monomaniacal
monomaniacally
monomark
monomer
monomeric
monomerous
monometallic
monometallism
monometallist
monometer
monometric
monometrical
monomial
monomode
monomolecular
monomolecularly
monomorphemic

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONOMANIAC

algolagniac
ammoniac
brainiac
Cluniac
demoniac
dipsomaniac
eniac
gum ammoniac
hdipsomaniac
hebephreniac
insomniac
maniac
neurastheniac
orchidomaniac
pandemoniac
phagomaniac
sal ammoniac
sex maniac
simoniac

Synonyms and antonyms of monomaniac in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «monomaniac» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONOMANIAC

Find out the translation of monomaniac to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of monomaniac from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «monomaniac» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

偏执狂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

monomaniac
570 millions of speakers

English

monomaniac
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एकोंमादी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

monomaniac
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

маньяк
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

monomaníaco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাতিকগ্রস্ত লোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monomaniaque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Monomaniak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Monomane
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モノマニアック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

편집 광자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Monomaniac
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

monomaniac
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

monomaniac
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोनोमानीक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saplantısı olan kimse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

monomaniaco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

monomaniac
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

маніяк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

maniac
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

monomaniac
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maniak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

monoman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

monoman
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of monomaniac

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOMANIAC»

The term «monomaniac» is normally little used and occupies the 118.560 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOMANIAC» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «MONOMANIAC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word monomaniac.
1
Emile Durkheim
A monomaniac is a sick person whose mentality is perfectly healthy in all respects but one; he has a single flaw, clearly localized. At times, for example, he has an unreasonable and absurd desire to drink or steal or use abusive language; but all his other acts and all his other thoughts are strictly correct.
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Sam Wyly
I'm a monomaniac with one goal: clean air from clean energy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONOMANIAC»

Discover the use of monomaniac in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to monomaniac and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Monomaniac
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: .
Emile Zola, 2013
2
The Monomaniac of Love
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
. Monomaniac, 2010
3
The Medico-chirurgical Review
These monomaniac ideas of riches and grandeur seldom continue to the third period, in general paralysis. At this epoch there is a complete abolition of intellect , and the happy dream vanishes for ever. In a small proportion of cases the ...
‎1827
4
The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Medical Science
... useful in these cases. " When the predominant feelings of the monomaniac are such as are calculated to estrange him from and to set him at enmity with his relatives ; when he is actuated by pride and misanthropy, by jealousy, hatred, ...
‎1835
5
Political Extremism and Rationality
adopted or advocated by the moderate government or coalition corresponds, say, to point R, our first group has no reason to form a coalition with the monomaniac extremists whose ideal point is B. But let me assume that, for some reason, the ...
Albert Breton, 2002
6
The Monomaniac of Love a Study in the Pathology of Character ...
This collection provides histories and analyses of society, culture, education, crime, and family life.
Anonymous, 2011
7
Shirley Hall Asylum; Or, the Memoirs of a Monomaniac ... ...
This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world.
Anonymous, William Gilbert, 2011
8
The Monthly Review
... and to commit all manner of extravagances, is a monomaniac from amativetiess : he whose parental feelings are so much disordered that Lis children become sources of misery to him, is a monomaniac from philoprogenitiveness : he whose ...
‎1836
9
The Polytechnic Journal
The criminal merely strikes his victim : the monomaniac sacrifies indiscriminately to gratify his murderous propensities. IV. The criminal lays plans for the execution of his design ; time, place, and weapons are selected ; when the crime is ...
‎1840
10
Untitled
... and to commit all manner of extravagances, is a monomaniac from amativeness : he whose parental feelings are so much disordered that his children become sources of misery to him, is a monomaniac from philoprogenitivcness : he whose ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONOMANIAC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term monomaniac is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mack & Mabel review – a flawed show, flawlessly done
It explores the complexities of the central couple's amorous relationship in a haunting number in which the monomaniac Mack sings I Won't ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Christian Kracht's 'Imperium' is a Melvillean Masterpiece of the …
By the novel's conclusion, we have to ask: is the monomaniac Engelhardt, with his endless supply of coconut milk, really that estranged from ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
3
The singles market: A guide to London's new one-food restaurants
Over at Harrods, they now boast a monomaniac truffle restaurant, Tartufi & Friends (harrods.com), where the fungus is stuffed in everything from ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
4
GWYNNE DYER Cartoons of Muhammad used for political purposes
But he is a devious monomaniac, because the people he is really trying to incite to violence are Muslims. If he can trick ignorant Muslims into ... «Bangor Daily News, Jun 15»
5
Cartoons of Muhammad again
But he is a devious monomaniac because the people he is really trying to incite to violence are Muslims. If he can trick ignorant Muslims into ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jun 15»
6
Dutch fanatic feeds us a diet of anti-Islam lies
They were equal-opportunity cartoonists who targeted everybody with equal irreverence; Wilders is a monomaniac who wants to ban the ... «Lakeshore Advance, Jun 15»
7
Preaching as Survival: The Rhetoric Bishop Henry McNeal Turner-Pt …
Laugh, smile, grin, say he is crazy, a monomaniac, or whatever you choose, but it is coming! coming!! coming!!! We need unity and we need it ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
8
Open thread: The classiest presidential announcement you've ever …
Bluegill is a monomaniac. If you don't take exactly the same position on immigration that she takes, you want to destroy the United States and ... «Hot Air, Jun 15»
9
If the Whale Wrote 'Moby Dick'
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a monomaniac, some single-minded bore with an agenda. Now I know what you'll say. The man lost his leg. «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
10
Thiago Alves: I'm going to hurt Carlos Condit and I'm going to break …
The time off and injuries were a massive setback, but Alves is now single purposed and a monomaniac when it comes his current pursuit of ... «FOXSports.com, May 15»

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