Noun: mania mey-nee-u
- A mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
"She was hospitalized during a severe episode of her mania";
- manic disorder
- An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
"He had a mania for collecting rare stamps, despite their high cost";
- passion, cacoethes
Derived forms: manias
Type of: affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance, irrational motive, major affective disorder
Encyclopedia: Mania, Adam