MONOMANIA


Meaning of MONOMANIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmä-nə-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1823

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

2. : excessive concentration on a single object or idea

• mono·ma·ni·ac -nē-ˌak noun or adjective

• mono·ma·ni·a·cal -mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl adjective

• mono·ma·ni·a·cal·ly -k(ə-)lē adverb

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