mania
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6.6
- noun
- /ˈmeɪniə/
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fiebre
- The latest smartphone has caused a mania among tech enthusiasts, who camp out for days to get their hands on it.
I mean, scooter mania is is intercontinental.
- I mean, scooter mania is is intercontinental.
- The Rothschild genes clearly have a sort of mania for collecting.
- COVID in some ways was a social mania with lots of little sub manias like masking.
- Let's roll the clock back now to Holland Tulip mania.
- It makes you wonder who supports this guy's vaccine mania.
- It was a big chance for her to spark some Nick mania.
- You know, it's black line mania, you know, just in the pool all the time or in the weight room.
- But if you think of it as that sort of rapidly spreading contagion, you get this sort of mania that we're seeing now.
- So let me relate this to right now we're living in AI mania explosion time.
- It's an absolute mania and it's it's totally wrong and stupid.
Examples
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But for the most part, mania can get people into tremendous trouble.
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Now that development mania has hit the Near South Side, downtown congestion has clogged the area.
Fiction book (1990) -
Real estate is in a mania because of this because interest rates are so low.
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Real estate is in a mania because of this, because interest rates are so low.
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You know, it's black line mania, you know, just in the pool all the time or in the weight room.
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Bullet train mania was underway and then reality set in.
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Much of the market's action today was fueled by the latest round of merger mania to hit Wall Street.
Fiction book (2000) -
Mark made his money during the dotcom mania when value was an illusion.
Blog text (10) -
Well, that gets to, you know, the the AI and the mania over AI, which seems to have abated somewhat.
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The documentary is all about the global media mania, spin doctrine, and the reality of international crises.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
463
2.5
A very strong feeling that makes someone act, like love or anger
262
5.1
A very strong, lasting interest that controls your thoughts and actions
136
4.9
A state of wild, uncontrolled excitement or activity
105
3.4
A very strong interest that makes you pay close attention
88
4.9
Very strong excitement or enthusiasm
70
6.6
A time of very strong excitement and busy activity
8
5.3
A time when people feel very strong excitement together
1
5.6
A strong, eager interest in a cause or idea
Very strong, wild excitement that makes people act in an extreme way
Very strong excitement that goes too far and is not reasonable
A very strong, uncontrolled excitement or support for something
A very strong, not reasonable urge to do something risky or strange
A state of strong excitement and restless activity
Too much excitement about something that causes problems
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Etymology
Mania comes from the Greek word mania meaning 'madness' or 'wild excitement'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of someone so excited about a hobby that they can hardly stop, almost 'mad' about it. You can also see the same root in manic and maniac.