mania | ||
1. | [ noun ] (psychology) an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action | |
Synonyms: | passion cacoethes | |
Related terms: | irrational_motive egomania necrophilia kleptomania logorrhea monomania dipsomania phaneromania pyromania trichotillomania agromania | |
2. | [ noun ] (psychiatry) a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently | |
Synonyms: | manic_disorder | |
Related terms: | affective_disorder craze | |
Similar spelling: |
Mani Mahonia Manna Man Mahn maim main Mama mann Mana mahimahi Mahon Maine Mamie mamma Mayon Manie Manno Maune Mayan Mayen Mayne mahan ma'am Manney Mauney Mayhan Mammea Mam many_a Mahaney |