mania

Definition

  • noun: mental illness in which a person becomes very emotional or excited
  • noun: excitement 'manifested' by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and elevation of mood
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: frenzy, delirium, insanity

Examples

  • She would typically experience a period of 'mania' and then suddenly become deeply depressed.

  • The band was part of the early rock-and-roll 'mania'. [='craze']

  • The entire city has been gripped by baseball 'mania'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) a student on a school trip. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured thanks to the Spider-Man. - Thank you, Spider-Man. - Thank you, Spider-Man. JASON: Up next: the Spider-Man mania is sweeping the school. Dude, dude, dude. What is it like being famous when nobody knows it's you? - Crazy, dude. (..)
    2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming