mania

[mey-nee-uh, meyn-yuh] / ˈmeɪ ni ə, ˈmeɪn yə /

NOUN

fixation, madness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

craving craze craziness enthusiasm fad fascination frenzy infatuation lunacy obsession passion rage

STRONG

aberration bee bug compulsion delirium derangement desire disorder fancy fetish furor grabber hang-up insanity monomania partiality preoccupation thing tiger

WEAK

ax to grind bee in bonnet bug in ear fixed idea idée fixe on the brain tiger by the tail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calmness dislike hate indifference

STRONG

balance conformity hatred soundness

Example Sentences

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Thus began the asset bubble and credit mania that became the housing boom and bust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The mania continued for a couple of months, as the stock rose to its record close of $234.90 on July 26, 2019.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

Cole Smead, CEO and portfolio manager of Smead Capital Management, talked about the mania in American capital expenditure cycles, with hyperscalers spending hundreds of billions of dollars on AI.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

All this at a time when Hutchcroft was swinging between episodes of mania and depression.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

I could hear canned goods crashing as he struggled in his mania.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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