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| ma·ni·ac [ máynee àk ] |
noun (plural ma·ni·acs) |
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1. offensive term: an offensive term for somebody who behaves in such an uncontrolled manner as to appear to be affected by mania
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2. enthusiast: somebody who is obsessively interested in or enthusiastic about something
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3. offensive term: an offensive term for somebody affected by mania
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adjective |
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psychiatry
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offensive
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Same as maniacal (sense 2)
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| [Late 16th century. Via late Latin maniacus< late Greek maniakos< mania (see mania)] |
