MANIAC


Meaning of MANIAC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmā-nē-ˌak ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin maniacus maniacal, from Greek maniakos, from mania

Date: circa 1763

1. : madman , lunatic

2. : a person characterized by an inordinate or ungovernable enthusiasm for something

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.