monomania
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌmɒnəˈmeɪniə/
- Archaic
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monomanía
- Fallaci's reaction to Panagoulis is typically one of admiration tinged with horror: admiration for his courage and willingness to suffer for his ideas; horror at his monomania and ruthlessness.
Examples
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Peer thinks "being oneself" is a kind of monomania: to be nothing but one thing through and through forever and everywhere.
Academic text (1995) -
Some people take drugs, surrender themselves to the induced monomania of utterly false visions?
Fiction book (1990) -
"Persistence of Vision" explores the monomania of a man determined to push the envelope of the medium until the envelope explodes.
Blog text (10) -
"Monomania" (as it was first termed) was thus not only pathologized as a form of abnormal behavior but also, paradoxically, celebrated as a hallmark of modernity.
Academic text (2016) -
Her monomania for knitting led her to spend every free moment creating intricate patterns.
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The scientist's monomania about climate change made her develop groundbreaking research that others overlooked.
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His monomania for chess resulted in him studying the game for hours each day, forgetting to eat or sleep.
Synonyms
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5.1
A very strong, lasting interest that controls your thoughts and actions
24
6.6
A strong, often sudden interest in something like a toy or hobby that many people like
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7.5
An unhealthy strong interest in someone or something that harms daily life
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8.2
An extreme interest in one thing that a person cannot stop thinking about
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6.2
A way of thinking that focuses on one thing and ignores others
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6.1
A very strong focus on someone or something that harms your life
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7.0
Thinking about something too much and doing the same thing again and again
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8.6
Strong, blind support for a person, group, or product that ignores faults
Being completely focused on one thought for a long time
Being too focused on one idea or activity
Antonyms
How Obsessive
- Archaic
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9.9
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5.1
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7.5
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5.6
288
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1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word monomania comes from the parts mono- meaning 'one' and -mania meaning 'madness' or very strong 'enthusiasm'. So, monomania is an extreme focus or obsession with one idea or thing.