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manía — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
  • craze noun A brief but intense popular enthusiasm for something, a fad.
  • dislike verb To not like something or someone; to feel aversion toward.
  • foible noun A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
  • frenzy noun A state of wild excitement, panic, or uncontrolled activity.
  • grudge noun A long-held feeling of resentment or ill will toward someone, usually because of a past wrong.
  • mania noun A period of abnormally high energy, excitement, or irritable mood, as seen in bipolar disorder.
  • quirk noun An odd or unusual habit, feature, or trait.

Senses

manía is used for these senses in English:

  • mania compulsion or obsession.
  • bug (informal) An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.
  • craze A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.
  • dislike An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.
  • foible (mostly, in plural) A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
  • frenzy A state of wild activity or panic.
  • grudge (countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.
  • mania Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.

bug — full definition

  1. noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
  2. noun An error or flaw in a computer program or piece of software.
  3. noun A minor, usually short-lived illness, or the germ that causes it.
  4. noun A hidden device used to secretly record or transmit conversations.
  5. verb To annoy or irritate someone.

craze — full definition

  1. noun A brief but intense popular enthusiasm for something, a fad.
  2. verb To develop a network of fine cracks, as in old pottery glaze or paint.

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