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maniac

/ˈmeɪniæk/noun

उच्चारण मेनिऐक

उन्मादी, सनकी; दीवाना

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noun
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    [C] informal

    a person who behaves in an extremely dangerous, wild or stupid way; a person with an extremely strong interest in something

    उन्मादी, सनकी; दीवाना

    • He drives like a maniac.
    • a football maniac
    • The taxi driver was a maniac who ignored every signal.
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    • Stop driving like a maniac, or you will have an accident.
    • The thief ran through the crowd like a maniac.

    Synonyms madman lunatic fanatic enthusiast freak

◇Word family
mania nounmaniacal adj.
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ma·ni·ac

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Keep the obsessed-person words together: maniac (informal, very enthusiastic or wild), fanatic (with extreme beliefs or enthusiasm), fiend (informal, very enthusiastic: 'a fitness fiend'), zealot (very strong in religious or political beliefs), buff (informal, enthusiast).

जुनूनी व्यक्ति के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: maniac (अनौपचारिक, बहुत उत्साही या उन्मत्त), fanatic (अतिवादी विश्वास या उत्साह वाला, कट्टर), fiend (अनौपचारिक, बहुत उत्साही: 'a fitness fiend'), zealot (धार्मिक या राजनीतिक विश्वासों में बहुत कट्टर), buff (अनौपचारिक, शौकीन)।

Keep the -mania words: kleptomania (stealing), pyromania (fire), megalomania (power), Beatlemania.

-mania शब्द याद रखिए: kleptomania (चोरी), pyromania (आग), megalomania (सत्ता)।