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View usage for: monomania in British English (ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪə) nounan excessive mental preoccupation with one thing, idea, etc Derived forms monomaniac (ˌmonoˈmaniˌac) noun, adjective monomaniacal (ˌmɒnəʊməˈnaɪəkəl) adjective monomania in American English (ˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪniə) noun1. an excessive interest in or enthusiasm for some one thing; craze 2. a mental disorder characterized by irrational preoccupation with one subject Derived forms monomaniac (ˌmonoˈmaniˌac) (ˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪniˌæk) noun monomaniacal (ˌmonomaˈniacal) (ˌmɑnoʊməˈnaɪəkəl) adjective Word origin ModL: see mono- & mania Examples of 'monomania' in a sentencemonomania Hadley's impending nuptials preoccupied Aunt Grace with a feverish monomania. Synonyms of 'monomania'obsession, fanaticism, fixation, one-track mind More Synonyms of monomania Word lists withmonomania mania Definition an obsession with one thing or idea Over the past two decades, monomania has again gripped the country. Synonyms one-track mind (informal) hobbyhorse bee in your bonnet (informal) Additional synonymsexamples of religious fanaticism Synonyms immoderation, enthusiasm, madness, devotion, dedication, zeal, bigotry, extremism, infatuation, single-mindedness, zealotry, obsessiveness, monomania, overenthusiasm Definition an obsessive interest in something Somebody has a fixation with you. Synonyms obsession, complex (informal), addiction, hang-up (informal), preoccupation, mania, infatuation, idée fixe, thing (informal) Definition an idea with which a person is obsessed It is an idée fixe of mine that humanity should be doing more to save the plant. Synonyms obsession, thing (informal), preoccupation, fixation, fixed idea, monomania, hobbyhorse, bee in your bonnet - monolith
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