mania
noun
ma·nia ˈmā-nē-ə 
-nyə
1
: excitement manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and elevation of mood
specifically : the manic phase of bipolar disorder
2
a
: excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm
a mania for saving things
—often used in combination b
: the object of such enthusiasm
His current mania is football.
Synonyms
- aberration
- dementia
- derangement
- insanity
- lunacy
- madness
- rage [archaic]
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
She would typically experience a period of mania and then suddenly become deeply depressed. The entire city has been gripped by baseball mania.
Recent Examples on the Web After all, the exploration succeeds in eradicating one of the worst lenses imposed on the sector, that its social groups are a symptom of investment asset mania, no different from those blindly betting on meme stocks in traditional markets. 
Pete Rizzo, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Real Beetle mania, the kind behind the wheel and under the rear-engine hood, runs deep. René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Apr. 2022 The comedian is latching on to NFT mania — which shows no signs of abating — as a way to elevate engagement with his fans, and laying groundwork for future promotions. Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Mar. 2022 Vogue interviewed Roberts about My Policeman’s film treatment, the Styles mania, and finding inspiration in a real-life literary love triangle. Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2021 What this documentary really offers is an immersive John McAfee experience, plunging viewers into the sometimes dangerous mania of a man determined to prove some kind of a point by living as far outside the law as possible. Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 Individual investors’ resolve is the latest twist in a meme-stock mania that has endured much longer than many professional investors and analysts could have ever predicted. Akane Otani, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 By the late eighties, America was in the grip of a sweepstakes mania. Jeff Maysh, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2022 After a seeming investment mania in any stock attached to a new invention called the internet wore off, internet stock prices plummeted, coinciding with the early 2000s recession. Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 See More
Pete Rizzo, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Real Beetle mania, the kind behind the wheel and under the rear-engine hood, runs deep. René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Apr. 2022 The comedian is latching on to NFT mania — which shows no signs of abating — as a way to elevate engagement with his fans, and laying groundwork for future promotions. Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Mar. 2022 Vogue interviewed Roberts about My Policeman’s film treatment, the Styles mania, and finding inspiration in a real-life literary love triangle. Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2021 What this documentary really offers is an immersive John McAfee experience, plunging viewers into the sometimes dangerous mania of a man determined to prove some kind of a point by living as far outside the law as possible. Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 Individual investors’ resolve is the latest twist in a meme-stock mania that has endured much longer than many professional investors and analysts could have ever predicted. Akane Otani, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 By the late eighties, America was in the grip of a sweepstakes mania. Jeff Maysh, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2022 After a seeming investment mania in any stock attached to a new invention called the internet wore off, internet stock prices plummeted, coinciding with the early 2000s recession. Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from mainesthai to be mad; akin to Greek menos spirit — more at mind
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
mania
noun
ma·nia ˈmā-nē-ə
-nyə
: extreme enthusiasm sports mania
Medical Definition
mania
noun
ma·nia ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə
: excitement of psychotic proportions manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and elevation of mood
specifically : the manic phase of bipolar disorder
manias
noun
as in obsessions
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned his wife was baffled and amused by his mania for old comic books Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- obsessions
- fascinations
- enthusiasms
- problems
- preoccupations
- fetishes
- fixations
- passions
- fetiches
- prepossessions
- longings
- thirsts
- compulsions
- infatuations
- appetites
- idées fixes
- hungers
- desires
- cravings
- tendencies
- lusts
- yearnings
- quirks
- idiosyncrasies
- trips
- complexes
- penchants
- itches
- proclivities
- predispositions
- monomanias
- urges
- drives
- predilections
- hang-ups
- propensities
- inclinations
- bents
- partialities
- yens
- leanings
- cacoëtheses
- dispositions
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- indifferences
- disregards
- apathies
- insouciances
- nonchalances