Monomania

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Pathological obsession with one idea or subject.
  • n. Intent concentration on or exaggerated enthusiasm for a single subject or idea.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject.
  • n. A pathological obsession with one person, thing or idea.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Insanity in which there is a more or less complete limitation of the perverted mental action to a particular field, as a specific delusion, or an impulse to do some particular thing. The other mental functions may show some signs of degeneration.
  • n. In popular use, an unreasonable zeal for or interest in some one thing; a craze.
  • n. Synonyms Lunacy, Derangement, etc. See insanity.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a mania restricted to one thing or idea
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cacoethes    mania    passion   
    Cross Reference
    instinctive monomania    obsession    idee fixe   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    insanity    derangement    aberration    mania    alienation   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    histrionism    overcompensation    stubborness    politicking    grab bag   
     
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