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 Mayo Clinic defines the mental health condition as typically marked by hallucinations, delusions, depression, and mania. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026 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 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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  • Thankfully, the obsession over toxic masculinity remains a minority view.
    — Luka Ladan, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm, pocket museum creators envelop visitors in environments centered on their obsessions.
    — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 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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  • Set in 1959, the episode weaves the lie of female hysteria, misogyny, Cold War fears and pharmaceutical greed into one tremendous installment.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of hysteria
Noun
  • This being Dodge, of course, the AWD is optional and can be shut off at will when the driver prefers rear-wheel madness.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Gold joined the show in Season 2, just as muppet madness was really taking off.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of madness
Noun
  • Cabello-Ynocente's sister-in-law stated that Farfan-Cabello suffers from schizophrenia and that the family was devastated to learn what happened.
    — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The Food and Drug Administration flagged a potential safety signal after four deaths were reported among patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia who received investigational evenamide in clinical trials, MedPage Today informs us.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of schizophrenia

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“Mania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mania. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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