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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -mania n combining form - indicating extreme desire or pleasure of a specified kind or an abnormal excitement aroused by something: kleptomania, nymphomania, pyromania
Etymology: from mania-maniac adj combining form , n combining form ma•ni•a /ˈmeɪniə, ˈmeɪnyə/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ni•as. - excitement for something;
craze: [countable]a mania for rock stars.[uncountable]car mania. - Psychiatry[uncountable] a mental illness in which the victim suffers from over-excitedness, too much activity and talkativeness, and confused judgment.
-mania, suffix. - -mania is attached to roots to form nouns with the meaning "great or strong enthusiasm for (the element of the root)'':biblio- (= book) + -mania → bibliomania (= excessive or strong interest in or enthusiasm for books).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•ni•a (mā′nē ə, mān′yə),USA pronunciation n. - excessive excitement or enthusiasm;
craze:The country has a mania for soccer. - PsychiatrySee manic disorder.
- Greek manía madness; akin to maenad, mind
- Latin
- Middle English 1350–1400
- Mythologyan ancient Roman goddess of the dead.
-mania, - a combining form of mania (megalomania);
extended to mean "enthusiasm, often of an extreme and transient nature,'' for that specified by the initial element (bibliomania).
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