mania
noun
- wild or violent mental disorder; specif., the manic phase of bipolar affective disorder, characterized generally by abnormal excitability, exaggerated feelings of well-being, flight of ideas, excessive activity, etc.
- an excessive, persistent enthusiasm, liking, craving, or interest; obsession; craze: a mania for dancing
See mania in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(māˈnē-ə, mānˈyə)
noun- An excessively intense enthusiasm, interest, or desire; a craze: a mania for neatness.
- Psychiatry A manifestation of bipolar disorder, characterized by profuse and rapidly changing ideas, exaggerated sexuality, gaiety, or irritability, and decreased sleep.
- Violent abnormal behavior. See Synonyms at insanity.
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