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Monomania

Monomania Meaning & Definition
Monomania Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Monomania?

[n] a mania restricted to one thing or idea

Synonyms | Synonyms for Monomania: possession

Related Terms | Find terms related to Monomania: absorbed attention | absorption | application | complex | compulsion | concentration | contemplation | deep study | deep thought | engagement | engrossment | fascination | fixation | fixed idea | hang-up | hypercathexis | idee fixe | immersion | intentness | involvement | irresistible impulse | meditation | morbid drive | obsession | obsessive compulsion | possession | preoccupation | prepossession | profound thought | rapt attention | ruling passion | single-mindedness | studiousness | study | submersion | tic

See Also | cacoethes | mania | passion

Monomania In Webster's Dictionary

\Mon`o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Mono- + mania.] Derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement. Syn: Insanity; madness; alienation; aberration; derangement; mania. See {Insanity}.

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