[ˈmeɪnɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an excessive enthusiasm or desire; an obsession
(e.g: he had a mania for automobiles)

- mental illness marked by periods of great excitement or euphoria, delusions, and overactivity
(e.g: many people suffering from mania do not think anything is wrong)


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Origin:
late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek, literally ‘madness’, from mainesthai ‘be mad’