mania
μανία (mania)
means “madness, frenzy”
Mania means madness. Megalomania: madness about your own greatness. Kleptomania: an urge to steal.
Words built on mania
- megalomania: an obsession with your own greatness and power (megalo + mania)
- kleptomania: an uncontrollable urge to steal (klepto + mania)
- pyromania: an uncontrollable urge to set fires (pyro + mania)
The Texas version
Friday night football in Texas isn't a hobby, it's a mania. Megalomania is when someone thinks they're bigger than the whole state.
Practice it in Skepsis
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