Meaning of MONOMANIA
| Pronunciation: | | `mânu'meyneeu
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| | Definition: | | [n] a mania restricted to one thing or idea |
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| | Synonyms: | | possession |
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| | See Also: | | cacoethes, mania, passion | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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