monomania

noun

mono·ma·nia | \ ˌmä-nə-ˈmā-nē-ə

How to pronounce monomania (audio)

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Definition of monomania

1 : mental illness especially when limited in expression to one idea or area of thought

2 : excessive concentration on a single object or idea

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Other Words from monomania

monomaniac \ ˌmä-nə-ˈmā-nē-ˌak

\ noun or adjective

monomaniacal \ ˌmä-nə-mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl

\ adjective

monomaniacally \ ˌmä-nə-mə-ˈnī-ə-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

Examples of monomania in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In conceiving the project, Fournier and Marty invented a backstory and built their décor around it with the zany monomania of a Wes Anderson movie. — Joshua Levine, WSJ, "A Moroccan Retreat With a French Minimalist Spin," 13 Aug. 2018 The textualist monomania seems to grate especially on Ginsburg, who was famously close with Scalia. — Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Daily Intelligencer, "How Neil Gorsuch Became the Second-Most-Polarizing Man in Washington," 28 May 2018 Fischer’s defiant monomania already had many worried during his adolescence. — Ann Hulbert, Time, "What Parents Can Learn From Steve Jobs and Bill Gates About Raising a Prodigy," 10 Jan. 2018 There are a few problems with the notion that Trump is to blame for our collective political monomania. — Christopher Beha, Harper's magazine, "Winning the Peace," 10 May 2019 In conceiving the project, Fournier and Marty invented a backstory and built their décor around it with the zany monomania of a Wes Anderson movie. — Joshua Levine, WSJ, "A Moroccan Retreat With a French Minimalist Spin," 13 Aug. 2018 Polar monomania is the subject and driving force behind this curious book, a composite of capsule history, essays and fictionalized memoir. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Fiction Chronicles: The Intoxicating Attraction of the Abyss," 8 June 2018 The textualist monomania seems to grate especially on Ginsburg, who was famously close with Scalia. — Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Daily Intelligencer, "How Neil Gorsuch Became the Second-Most-Polarizing Man in Washington," 28 May 2018 Fischer’s defiant monomania already had many worried during his adolescence. — Ann Hulbert, Time, "What Parents Can Learn From Steve Jobs and Bill Gates About Raising a Prodigy," 10 Jan. 2018

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“Monomania.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monomania. Accessed 9 May. 2021.

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monomania

noun

mono·ma·nia | \ ˌmän-ə-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə

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Medical Definition of monomania

: mental illness especially when limited in expression to one idea or area of thought

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