mania

noun

ˈmā-nē-ə How to pronounce mania (audio)
Definition of manianext
1
as in dementia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life that form of mania often manifests itself in excessive and often incoherent talkativeness

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2
as in obsession
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned his wife was baffled and amused by his mania for old comic books

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Recent Examples of mania The 57-year-old star kept the animal print mania going with her pointed-toe fuzzy leopard print slingback heels and held a microscopic black patent leather bag in one hand. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 Sep. 2026 OpenAI has yet to involve people prone to psychosis or mania in improving ChatGPT safeguards. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 The stock reclaimed its opening IPO print of $150, yet is still about 35% below the $225 high that followed the June 12 IPO mania. — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Still On The Docket 5 biggest unanswered questions When hockey’s news cycle started slowing down back in early July-ish, post-offer-sheet mania, a surprising number of big-time storylines were still left hanging in the air. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mania
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mania
  1. dementia
  2. obsession
  3. insanity
  4. hysteria
  5. madness
  6. schizophrenia
Noun
  • Years passed before doctors solved the mystery, first attributing the behavioral changes to frontotemporal dementia (FTD), then linking that rare condition to a genetic mutation.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Eleven months later, his family had a more specific diagnosis, frontotemporal dementia.
    — Sam Kashner, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of dementia
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  • Chalk it up to my obsession with Twin Peaks, affinity for mossy landscapes, and lifelong fascination with all things misty and mystic; the Pacific Northwest has always felt like a second home.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026
  • When Seungil says the visits are over for good, Minjeong grabs Ppoppo on impulse and hides out at a friend’s place, where her joy soon tips into obsession.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of obsession
Noun
  • Claiming that white skin color is why Bueckers and other white women have had success/opportunities, is insanity.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • And that was like Vitalogy, probably the peak of the insanity.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of insanity
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  • Russell turned the story into an extravagant examination of religious hysteria and political power, with stark white sets by Derek Jarman and an avant-garde score by Peter Maxwell Davies.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Any team that works out Kaepernick invites an immediate circus of scrutiny and racial hysteria.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of hysteria
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  • Zosia Mamet, Jason Schwartzman, Chris O’Dowd, Billie Lourd, and Will Price flit in and out of the picture, some trying to act as the voices of reason and others cheering on the madness.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Does this guy go to a movie or play, or even read a book, to escape the madness?
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of madness
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  • In addition to fentanyl, toxicology tests detected alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax; the muscle relaxant methocarbamol; and quetiapine, a medication primarily used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and, in some cases, depression.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Clozapine, antipsychotic drug primarily used in the treatment of severe schizophrenia, especially in instances when other treatments fail to improve symptoms.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of schizophrenia

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