- an excessive interest in or enthusiasm for some one thing; craze
- a mental disorder characterized by irrational preoccupation with one subject
Origin of monomania
ModL: see mono- and maniamonomania
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monomania
noun
- Pathological obsession with one idea or subject.
- Intent concentration on or exaggerated enthusiasm for a single subject or idea.
Related Forms:
- mon′o·ma′ni·ac′
noun
- mon′o·ma·ni′a·cal
adjective
- mon′o·ma·ni′a·cal·ly
adverb
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Noun
(plural monomanias or monomaniæ)
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monomania - Medical Definition
n.
- Pathological obsession with one idea or subject.
- Intent concentration on or exaggerated enthusiasm for a single subject or idea.
Related Forms:
- mon′o·ma′ni·ac′ (-mā′nē-ăk′)
n.
- mon′o·ma·ni′a·cal (-mə-nī′ə-kəl)
adj.
- mon′o·ma·ni′a·cal·ly
adv.
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