μανία — meaning in English

English meaning

• fury noun Extreme or wild anger.
• mania noun A period of abnormally high energy, excitement, or irritable mood, as seen in bipolar disorder.
• obsession noun A single idea, activity, or interest that dominates someone's thoughts far more than is normal or healthy.

Senses

μανία is used for these senses in English:

• mania compulsion or obsession.
• fury Extreme anger.
• mania Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.
• obsession An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.

fury — full definition

1. noun Extreme or wild anger.
2. noun Violent force or intensity, especially of weather or nature.

mania — full definition

1. noun A period of abnormally high energy, excitement, or irritable mood, as seen in bipolar disorder.
2. noun An intense, often excessive enthusiasm or craze shared by many people.

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