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1
a person judged to be legally or medically insane
- they should permanently put away the maniac who is responsible for these kidnappings
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- madman,
- madwoman
- manic-depressive,
- monomaniac,
- mythomaniac,
- neurotic,
- obsessive,
- obsessive-compulsive,
- paranoid,
- psychoneurotic,
- psychotic,
- schizo,
- schizoid,
- schizophrene,
- schizophrenic,
- sociopath
2
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
- I'm a maniac for anything flavored with peppermint
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“Maniac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maniac. Accessed 16 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of maniac was circa 1763
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