monomania

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mania possession madness derangement thing bias passion enthusiasm rage aberration fascination insanity alienation fixation paranoia
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Hypernyms

mania passion cacoethes

Related terms

monomaniac

Examples

A recurrent source of conflict on Gamma World is the rivalry among the "Cryptic Alliances", semi-secret societies whose ideological agendas—usually verging on monomania —often bring them into conflict with the rest of the Gamma World. Source: Internet

Second, Ahab's response to the sequence of meetings shows the "rising curve of his passion" so that the meetings form a diagram of the climactic development of his monomania. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

monomachy monomaleate monomane monomaniac monomaniacal monomaniacally