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   Ma·ni·ac

   /ˈmānēˌak/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person exhibiting extreme symptoms of wild behavior, especially when violent and dangerous: "a homicidal maniac"
   • ▪ an obsessive enthusiast: informal "a gambling maniac" Similar enthusiastfanaddictdevoteeaficionadoinformal:freakfiendnutbuff
   • 2. a person suffering from mania. archaic Similar lunaticmadmanmadwomanmad personderanged personpsychopathpsychoticinformal:loonyfruitcakenutnutcasenutjobcuckoopsychoscrewballhead caseheadbangersickonutterradgecrazykookmeshuggenernutsowing nut

   Word Origin early 16th century (as an adjective): via late Latin from late Greek maniakos, from mania (see mania).

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2. • Someone who is or acts mentally unsound

     • The meaning of MANIAC is someone who is or acts mentally unsound; especially : a person who behaves in a wildly foolish, reckless, or dangerous manner.
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   The meaning of MANIAC is someone who is or acts mentally unsound; especially : a person who behaves in a wildly foolish, reckless, or dangerous manner. How to use maniac in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMANIAC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MANIAC definition: 1. a person who has a very strong interest in a particular activity: 2. a person who behaves in an…. Learn more.

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   noun. a raving or violently insane person; lunatic. any intemperate or overly zealous or enthusiastic person: a maniac when it comes to details.

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   A maniac is a crazy person. Screaming like a maniac is never a good way to get your point across. Long ago, the word maniac was an official psychiatric term that meant "a patient suffering from mania," or manic disorder, involving a euphoric mood and extreme energy.

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   3 days ago · noun. 1. a wild disorderly person. 2. a person who has a great craving or enthusiasm for something. a football maniac. 3. psychiatry obsolete. a person who experiences mania. Collins English Dictionary.

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   MANIC meaning: 1. very excited or anxious (= worried and nervous) in a way that causes you to be very physically…. Learn more.

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    maniac. noun. /ˈmeɪniæk/ (informal, sometimes offensive) a person who behaves in a dangerous, violent or wild way and who you think is crazy or strange The use of the word maniac to refer to somebody who has a mental illness is offensive. synonym madman. He was driving like a maniac. a homicidal/knife-wielding maniac. Topics Danger c2.