MANIA


Meaning of MANIA in English

(~s)

1.

If you say that a person or group has a ~ for something, you mean that they enjoy it very much or spend a lot of time on it.

It seemed to some observers that the English had a ~ for travelling...

...Mozart ~.

N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N for n/-ing, n N

2.

Mania is a mental illness which causes the sufferer to become very worried or concerned about something.

...the treatment of ~...

N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl

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