Mania : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Mania	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Mania
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mania n an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action Synonym(s): mania, passion, cacoethes a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently Synonym(s): mania, manic disorder
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mania \Ma"nia\, n. [L. mania, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to rage; cf. OE. manie, F. manie. Cf. {Mind}, n., Necromancy.] 1. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. {Delirium}. 2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania. {Mania* a potu} [L.], madness from drinking; delirium tremens. Syn: Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation; aberration; delirium; frenzy. See {Insanity}.