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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).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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