Mania — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈeɪniə/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈeɪniə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈeɪniə/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈeɪniə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cacoethes passion manic disorder

Word Forms

manic

adjective

affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason; ; ; - H.W.Carter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Manie

ein irrationales, aber unwiderstehliches Motiv für einen Glauben oder eine Handlung

🇫🇷French

manie

un motif irrationnel mais irrésistible pour une croyance ou une action

🇪🇸Spanish

manía

Un motivo irracional pero irresistible para una creencia o acción.

🇳🇱Dutch

manie

een irrationeel maar onweerstaanbaar motief voor een overtuiging of handeling

🇷🇺Russian

мания

иррациональный, но непреодолимый мотив убеждения или действия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उन्माद

किसी विश्वास या कार्य के लिए एक तर्कहीन लेकिन अनूठा मकसद

🇧🇩Bengali

ম্যানিয়া

একটি বিশ্বাস বা কর্মের জন্য একটি যুক্তিহীন কিন্তু অপ্রতিরোধ্য উদ্দেশ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

பித்து

ஒரு நம்பிக்கை அல்லது செயலுக்கான பகுத்தறிவற்ற ஆனால் தவிர்க்கமுடியாத நோக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉన్మాదం

నమ్మకం లేదా చర్య కోసం అహేతుకమైన కానీ ఇర్రెసిస్టిబుల్ ఉద్దేశ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

उन्माद

विश्वास किंवा कृतीसाठी तर्कहीन परंतु अप्रतिरोधक हेतू

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘેલછા

માન્યતા અથવા ક્રિયા માટે અતાર્કિક પરંતુ અનિવાર્ય હેતુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉನ್ಮಾದ

ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗೆ ಅಭಾಗಲಬ್ಧ ಆದರೆ ಎದುರಿಸಲಾಗದ ಉದ್ದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉന്മാദം

ഒരു വിശ്വാസത്തിനോ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിനോ വേണ്ടി യുക്തിരഹിതവും എന്നാൽ അപ്രതിരോധ്യവുമായ പ്രചോദനം

🇵🇰Urdu

انماد

کسی عقیدے یا عمل کا ایک غیر معقول لیکن ناقابل تلافی مقصد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狂热

某种信念或行动的非理性但不可抗拒的动机

🇯🇵Japanese

マニア

信念や行動の不合理だが抗しがたい動機

🇰🇷Korean

열광

신념이나 행동에 대한 비합리적이지만 저항할 수 없는 동기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hưng cảm

một động cơ phi lý nhưng không thể cưỡng lại cho một niềm tin hoặc hành động

🇹🇭Thai

ความบ้าคลั่ง

แรงจูงใจที่ไม่มีเหตุผลแต่ไม่อาจต้านทานสำหรับความเชื่อหรือการกระทำ

🇵🇭Filipino

kahibangan

isang hindi makatwiran ngunit hindi mapaglabanan na motibo para sa isang paniniwala o aksyon

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هوس

دافع غير عقلاني ولكن لا يقاوم للاعتقاد أو الفعل

🇮🇷Persian

شیدایی

یک انگیزه غیرمنطقی اما مقاومت ناپذیر برای یک باور یا عمل

🇹🇷Turkish

çılgınlık

bir inanç veya eylem için mantıksız ama karşı konulamaz bir motivasyon

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַניָה

מניע לא הגיוני אך שאין לעמוד בפניו לאמונה או לפעולה

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