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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

  • (..) it wasn't default. There were.. Very...... Specific identifiers. Extremely recognizable. wait... for instance W-w-w-w one of the hallmarks of mania. is that rapid rise and complexity, and the rates... they are frauded Did you know.... They're going up! (..)
    2015 The Big Short