a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something
adjective
wildly disordered
“a maniacal frenzy”
Word Forms
maniacal
adjective
wildly disordered
maniac
adjective
wildly disordered
maniac
noun
an insane person
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
wahnsinnig
ein verrückter Mensch
🇫🇷French
maniaque
une personne folle
🇪🇸Spanish
maníaco
una persona loca
🇮🇹Italian
maniaco
una persona pazza
🇵🇹Portuguese
maníaco
uma pessoa louca
🇷🇺Russian
маньяк
сумасшедший человек
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पागल
एक पागल व्यक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
পাগল
একজন পাগল মানুষ
🇮🇳Tamil
வெறி பிடித்தவன்
ஒரு பைத்தியக்காரன்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఉన్మాది
ఒక పిచ్చి వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
वेडा
एक वेडा माणूस
🇮🇳Gujarati
પાગલ
એક પાગલ વ્યક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹುಚ್ಚ
ಒಬ್ಬ ಹುಚ್ಚುತನದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഭ്രാന്തൻ
ഒരു ഭ്രാന്തൻ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਾਗਲ
ਇੱਕ ਪਾਗਲ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
پاگل
ایک پاگل شخص
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
疯子
一个疯子
🇯🇵Japanese
マニアック
非常識な人
🇰🇷Korean
미치광이
미친 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
người điên
một người điên
🇹🇭Thai
คนบ้าคลั่ง
คนบ้า
🇮🇩Indonesian
gila
orang gila
🇵🇭Filipino
baliw
isang baliw na tao
🇲🇾Malay
gila
seorang yang gila
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مهووس
شخص مجنون
🇮🇷Persian
دیوانه
یک فرد دیوانه
🇹🇷Turkish
manyak
deli bir insan
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְטוּרָף
אדם מטורף
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'maniac'?
The primary meaning of 'maniac' is 'an insane person'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'maniac' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'maniac' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'maniac' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'maniac' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'maniac' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'maniac' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'maniac' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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