mania
/ˈmeɪniə/noun
उच्चारण मेनिअ
सनक, धुन, उन्माद, दीवानगी
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[C, usually sing., U] ~ (for sth/for doing sth)
an extremely strong desire or enthusiasm for something, often shared by a lot of people at the same time
सनक, धुन, उन्माद, दीवानगी
- Cricket mania gripped the country during the World Cup.
- He has a mania for collecting old coins.
Synonyms craze passion obsession fad rage
Opposite indifference apathy
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[U] medical
a mental illness in which a person has periods of great excitement and activity, with fast speech and unusual ideas
उन्माद, मेनिया (एक मानसिक अवस्था)
- Bipolar disorder involves periods of depression and mania.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: mania is a strong desire or craze for something, while a phobia is a strong fear of something, as in kleptomania (an urge to steal) and claustrophobia (a fear of closed spaces).
Usage में mania किसी चीज़ की तीव्र इच्छा या सनक है, जबकि phobia किसी चीज़ का तीव्र डर है, जैसे kleptomania (चोरी करने की सनक) और claustrophobia (बंद जगहों का डर)।
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One-word substitution
An uncontrollable urge to steal is kleptomania, and a wild desire to set things on fire is pyromania.
चोरी करने की अनियंत्रित इच्छा kleptomania कहलाती है, और चीज़ों में आग लगाने की सनक pyromania कहलाती है।