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maniac in French

maniac in French is mane, maniaque, cinglé — maniac means someone who is mentally unstable, especially a person suffering from a mania.

maniac in French

mane
suffix
Indicating a person who experiences a type of compulsion or obsession.
maniaque
noun
An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
maniaque
noun
(figurative) A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
cinglé
noun
(figurative) A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
cinglée
noun
(figurative) A fanatic, a person with an obsession.

What does "maniac" mean?

  1. noun Someone who is mentally unstable, especially a person suffering from a mania.
    "“It gives me the dithers, thinking of the damage that maniac could do if he ever took the headship. He could reinstate the cycle of chosen births, or enact any of a hundred other terrible laws.”"
  2. noun A person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, to an obsessive degree.
  3. noun Short for sex maniac.
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maniac in a sentence

  • “It gives me the dithers, thinking of the damage that maniac could do if he ever took the headship. He could reinstate the cycle of chosen births, or enact any of a hundred other terrible laws.”
  • She was driving like a maniac.

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What is "maniac" in French?
"maniac" in French is mane, maniaque, cinglé. maniac means: Someone who is mentally unstable, especially a person suffering from a mania.
Are there other ways to say "maniac" in French?
Yes — French has 4 translations listed for "maniac": mane, maniaque, cinglé, cinglée.
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