Definition of monomania in English:

monomania

noun mɒnə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪəˌmɑnəˈmeɪniə

mass noun

Exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing.
she has an obsession with the drug that verges on monomania
count noun at an early age he developed a monomania about Africa
Example sentencesExamples
- His bellowed anti-Europe diatribes breathe the monomania that still sets the conference afire.
- The fact that she spent five years trying to find grounds for criticism takes on an aura of monomania.
- Parker displays the monomania that crucially marks off true artistry from mere dabbling.
- It's the familiar story of the destructive monomania of the professional activist.
- His true believers, with the steadfastness that comes from monomania, are energized by anger about the war.
- His obsession verges on monomania, and he becomes ‘bewitched to her memory’.
- Pity the poor actors who've had to perform during the city's recent hockey monomania.
- I am not making fun of this guy - who am I to criticize this sort of monomania, after all.
- To avoid the charge of monomania, the authors are careful to constrain their claims.
- In fact, the only drawback is the album's lyrical monomania.
- It's monomania on whatever the one story of the day is and that's from a structural standpoint.
- To me, it illustrates that the son is incapable of distinguishing between singleness of purpose and monomania.
- This needn't have happened if not driven by Morgan's sudden monomania and desperation to be right.
- He is the novel's most famous character, and an easily recognizable symbol of monomania.
- There are two reasons for that, not that anyone need explain an eschewal of monomania.
- Ironically enough, his foray into racing was an attempt to ease off from a life of monomania, to prepare for retirement by finding new interests.
- This is just another example of contemporary political monomania in pictorial form.
- Like most blogs, the content is erratic, syncopated by the intrusions of daily life, random interests, monomania, narcissism and booze.
- They suffer from a semi-religious monomania which distracts attention from the major issues in their field.
- Ferguson set up his retirement, cultivated outside interests, sought to escape his monomania - sought, in fact, to get bored with the struggle.
Synonyms
obsession, fixation, idée fixe, ruling passion, consuming passion, mania, compulsion, fetish, preoccupation, hobby horse
informal bee in one's bonnet, thing

Derivatives

monomaniac

noun mɒnəˈmeɪnɪakˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪniˌæk

A person exhibiting an exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing.
self-obsessed monomaniacs
Example sentencesExamples
- He is variously described as petulant, egotistical, paranoid, jealous, obsessive, a monomaniac - in short, a dangerous man to have in charge of weapons development.
- The monomaniacs in the media are at it again, focusing all their attention on a single story to the exclusion of all others.
- So much concentration on the one issue gives floating and centrist voters the impression that the they are monomaniacs who have not changed.

monomaniacal

adjective mɒnə(ʊ)məˈnʌɪək(ə)lˌmɑnoʊməˈnaɪək(ə)l

After their commendable performance in the days immediately following the attacks, the media are falling back on their old, familiar, monomaniacal ways.
Example sentencesExamples
- Time always seems to contract when I have a lengthy to-do list and expand when I'm consumed by a monomaniacal obsession.
- Braude is clear on this, but it appears that his critics in the media are almost monomaniacal in their fixation on anything involving money!

Rhymes

Albania, balletomania, bibliomania, crania, dipsomania, egomania, erotomania, kleptomania, Lithuania, Lusitania, mania, Mauritania, megalomania, miscellanea, nymphomania, Pennsylvania, Pomerania, pyromania, Rainier, Romania, Ruritania, Tasmania, Transylvania, Urania

Definition of monomania in US English:

monomania

nounˌmɑnəˈmeɪniəˌmänəˈmānēə

Exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing.
she has an obsession with the drug that verges on monomania
count noun at an early age he developed a monomania about Africa
Example sentencesExamples
- Ferguson set up his retirement, cultivated outside interests, sought to escape his monomania - sought, in fact, to get bored with the struggle.
- It's monomania on whatever the one story of the day is and that's from a structural standpoint.
- I am not making fun of this guy - who am I to criticize this sort of monomania, after all.
- His bellowed anti-Europe diatribes breathe the monomania that still sets the conference afire.
- He is the novel's most famous character, and an easily recognizable symbol of monomania.
- His obsession verges on monomania, and he becomes ‘bewitched to her memory’.
- The fact that she spent five years trying to find grounds for criticism takes on an aura of monomania.
- In fact, the only drawback is the album's lyrical monomania.
- To avoid the charge of monomania, the authors are careful to constrain their claims.
- Parker displays the monomania that crucially marks off true artistry from mere dabbling.
- This is just another example of contemporary political monomania in pictorial form.
- Like most blogs, the content is erratic, syncopated by the intrusions of daily life, random interests, monomania, narcissism and booze.
- They suffer from a semi-religious monomania which distracts attention from the major issues in their field.
- It's the familiar story of the destructive monomania of the professional activist.
- His true believers, with the steadfastness that comes from monomania, are energized by anger about the war.
- There are two reasons for that, not that anyone need explain an eschewal of monomania.
- Ironically enough, his foray into racing was an attempt to ease off from a life of monomania, to prepare for retirement by finding new interests.
- To me, it illustrates that the son is incapable of distinguishing between singleness of purpose and monomania.
- This needn't have happened if not driven by Morgan's sudden monomania and desperation to be right.
- Pity the poor actors who've had to perform during the city's recent hockey monomania.
Synonyms
obsession, fixation, idée fixe, ruling passion, consuming passion, mania, compulsion, fetish, preoccupation, hobby horse

单词	monomania
释义	Definition of monomania in English: monomania noun mɒnə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪəˌmɑnəˈmeɪniə mass noun Exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing. she has an obsession with the drug that verges on monomania count noun at an early age he developed a monomania about Africa Example sentencesExamples His bellowed anti-Europe diatribes breathe the monomania that still sets the conference afire. The fact that she spent five years trying to find grounds for criticism takes on an aura of monomania. Parker displays the monomania that crucially marks off true artistry from mere dabbling. It's the familiar story of the destructive monomania of the professional activist. His true believers, with the steadfastness that comes from monomania, are energized by anger about the war. His obsession verges on monomania, and he becomes ‘bewitched to her memory’. Pity the poor actors who've had to perform during the city's recent hockey monomania. I am not making fun of this guy - who am I to criticize this sort of monomania, after all. To avoid the charge of monomania, the authors are careful to constrain their claims. In fact, the only drawback is the album's lyrical monomania. It's monomania on whatever the one story of the day is and that's from a structural standpoint. To me, it illustrates that the son is incapable of distinguishing between singleness of purpose and monomania. This needn't have happened if not driven by Morgan's sudden monomania and desperation to be right. He is the novel's most famous character, and an easily recognizable symbol of monomania. There are two reasons for that, not that anyone need explain an eschewal of monomania. Ironically enough, his foray into racing was an attempt to ease off from a life of monomania, to prepare for retirement by finding new interests. This is just another example of contemporary political monomania in pictorial form. Like most blogs, the content is erratic, syncopated by the intrusions of daily life, random interests, monomania, narcissism and booze. They suffer from a semi-religious monomania which distracts attention from the major issues in their field. Ferguson set up his retirement, cultivated outside interests, sought to escape his monomania - sought, in fact, to get bored with the struggle. Synonyms obsession, fixation, idée fixe, ruling passion, consuming passion, mania, compulsion, fetish, preoccupation, hobby horse informal bee in one's bonnet, thing Derivatives monomaniac noun mɒnəˈmeɪnɪakˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪniˌæk A person exhibiting an exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing. self-obsessed monomaniacs Example sentencesExamples He is variously described as petulant, egotistical, paranoid, jealous, obsessive, a monomaniac - in short, a dangerous man to have in charge of weapons development. The monomaniacs in the media are at it again, focusing all their attention on a single story to the exclusion of all others. So much concentration on the one issue gives floating and centrist voters the impression that the they are monomaniacs who have not changed. monomaniacal adjective mɒnə(ʊ)məˈnʌɪək(ə)lˌmɑnoʊməˈnaɪək(ə)l After their commendable performance in the days immediately following the attacks, the media are falling back on their old, familiar, monomaniacal ways. Example sentencesExamples Time always seems to contract when I have a lengthy to-do list and expand when I'm consumed by a monomaniacal obsession. Braude is clear on this, but it appears that his critics in the media are almost monomaniacal in their fixation on anything involving money! Rhymes Albania, balletomania, bibliomania, crania, dipsomania, egomania, erotomania, kleptomania, Lithuania, Lusitania, mania, Mauritania, megalomania, miscellanea, nymphomania, Pennsylvania, Pomerania, pyromania, Rainier, Romania, Ruritania, Tasmania, Transylvania, Urania Definition of monomania in US English: monomania nounˌmɑnəˈmeɪniəˌmänəˈmānēə Exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing. she has an obsession with the drug that verges on monomania count noun at an early age he developed a monomania about Africa Example sentencesExamples Ferguson set up his retirement, cultivated outside interests, sought to escape his monomania - sought, in fact, to get bored with the struggle. It's monomania on whatever the one story of the day is and that's from a structural standpoint. I am not making fun of this guy - who am I to criticize this sort of monomania, after all. His bellowed anti-Europe diatribes breathe the monomania that still sets the conference afire. He is the novel's most famous character, and an easily recognizable symbol of monomania. His obsession verges on monomania, and he becomes ‘bewitched to her memory’. The fact that she spent five years trying to find grounds for criticism takes on an aura of monomania. In fact, the only drawback is the album's lyrical monomania. To avoid the charge of monomania, the authors are careful to constrain their claims. Parker displays the monomania that crucially marks off true artistry from mere dabbling. This is just another example of contemporary political monomania in pictorial form. Like most blogs, the content is erratic, syncopated by the intrusions of daily life, random interests, monomania, narcissism and booze. They suffer from a semi-religious monomania which distracts attention from the major issues in their field. It's the familiar story of the destructive monomania of the professional activist. His true believers, with the steadfastness that comes from monomania, are energized by anger about the war. There are two reasons for that, not that anyone need explain an eschewal of monomania. Ironically enough, his foray into racing was an attempt to ease off from a life of monomania, to prepare for retirement by finding new interests. To me, it illustrates that the son is incapable of distinguishing between singleness of purpose and monomania. This needn't have happened if not driven by Morgan's sudden monomania and desperation to be right. Pity the poor actors who've had to perform during the city's recent hockey monomania. Synonyms obsession, fixation, idée fixe, ruling passion, consuming passion, mania, compulsion, fetish, preoccupation, hobby horse
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