Mania
Pronunciation
- US: IPA: /ˈmeɪniə/
- Hyphenation: ma + nia
- Rhymes: -eɪniə
Origin
From Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (mania, "madness").
Full definition of mania
Noun
mania
(plural manias)- Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.
- 2013-07-20, The attack of the MOOCs, Dotcom mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations.
- (psychiatry) The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.