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monomania

/ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪniə/noun

उच्चारण मॉनोमेनिअ

एकविषयक उन्माद, एक ही धुन

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as one-word substitution

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noun
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    [U] formal

    too much interest in or enthusiasm for just one thing, so that it is not normal or healthy

    एकविषयक उन्माद, एक ही धुन

    • His monomania about cricket annoyed everyone.
    • His monomania for stamps left no time for friends.
    • His monomania for collecting coins ruined his health.
    + 2 more examples
    • The captain's monomania drives the whole story forward.
    • She suffered from a monomania about cleanliness.

    Synonyms obsession fixation fanaticism preoccupation mania

◇Word family
monomaniac noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

mon·o·ma·ni·a

⌂Word origin and word building

Mono- means one (monologue, monopoly, monotonous).

Mono- का अर्थ एक (monologue, monopoly, monotonous)।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked often: an obsession with one subject is monomania; with oneself megalomania; with stealing kleptomania; with lying mythomania; with books bibliomania; with fire pyromania.

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: एक विषय का जुनून monomania; स्वयं का megalomania; चोरी का kleptomania; झूठ का mythomania; किताबों का bibliomania; आग का pyromania।