Mania

Meaning

Mental illness marked by periods of great excitement; extreme enthusiasm

an extreme enthusiasm or obsession; a mental illness marked by excitement

Example Sentences

She had a mania for collecting vintage postcards from around the world.

There was a mania for collecting rare stamps.

Example Expressions

football mania

Synonyms

obsession, craze, passion, frenzy, fixation, enthusiasm

Entry 1

obsession, craze, passion, frenzy, fixation

Entry 2

obsession, craze, enthusiasm, frenzy, passion

Antonyms

apathy, indifference, calm, tranquility

Entry 1

apathy, indifference, calm, tranquility

Entry 2

calm, indifference

Collocations

shopping mania, religious mania, sports mania, collecting mania, mania for, suffering from mania, popular mania

Entry 1

shopping mania, religious mania, sports mania, collecting mania

Entry 2

mania for, suffering from mania, popular mania