mania
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manias
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manias
Britannica Dictionary definition of MANIA
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mental illness in which a person becomes very emotional or excited
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She would typically experience a period of mania and then suddenly become deeply depressed.
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patients affected by manias
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extreme enthusiasm for something that is usually shared by many people
— often + for
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— usually singular
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The band was part of the early rock-and-roll mania. [=craze]
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The city's sports mania is very well-known.
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He had a mania for cleanliness.
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The entire city has been gripped by baseball mania.
