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Maniac

see synonyms of maniac

Noun

1. lunatic, madman, maniac

an insane person

2. maniac

a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something

Adjective

3. maniac, maniacal

wildly disordered

Example Sentences:
'a maniacal frenzy'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Maniac

see synonyms of maniac
noun
1. 
a wild disorderly person
2. 
a person who has a great craving or enthusiasm for something
a football maniac
3. psychiatry obsolete
a person afflicted with mania

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Maniac

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adjective
1. 
of, having, or showing mania; maniacal
noun
2. 
a wildly or violently insane person; madman; lunatic
3. 
a person who has an excessive or persistent enthusiasm, liking, or desire for something
a football maniac

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Maniac

see synonyms of maniac
n.
1. A psychotic or otherwise mentally ill person who exhibits violent or bizarre behavior. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
2. A person who has an excessive enthusiasm or desire for something: a sports maniac.
3. A person who acts in a wildly irresponsible way: maniacs on the highway.
adj.
Variant of maniacal.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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