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   maniac

   /ˈmeɪnɪak/

   noun

   • 1. a person exhibiting extremely wild or violent behaviour: "when he sits in front of a PlayStation he transforms into a karate-chopping maniac"
   • ▪ an obsessive enthusiast: informal "a religious maniac" Similar enthusiastfanaddictdevoteeaficionadoinformal:freakfiendnutbuff
   • 2. a person suffering from mania. archaic Similar lunaticmadmanmadwomanmad personderanged personpsychopathpsychoticinformal:loonyfruitcakenutnutcasenutjobcuckoopsychoscrewballhead caseheadbangersickonutterradgecrazykookmeshuggenernutsowing nut

   Word Origin early 16th century (as an adjective): via late Latin from late Greek maniakos, from mania (see mania).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMANIAC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of maniac as a noun in English, with synonyms, idioms and translations. A maniac can be someone who is very interested in something or someone who is mentally ill and uncontrolled.

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     MANIAC meaning: 1. a person who has a very strong interest...

   • Znaczenie Maniac, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     MANIAC definicja: 1. a person who has a very strong interest...

   • Maniac: Arabic Translation

     MANIAC translate: مَهووس بـِ. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Maniac: Catalan Translation

     maniac translate: maníac, -a. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Maniac: Korean Translation

     maniac translate: 미치광이. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Like a Maniac

     LIKE A MANIAC definition: 1. If someone works like a maniac,...

   • Mani-Pedi

     MANI-PEDI definition: 1. an occasion when someone has both a...

   • Maniac: French Translation

     maniac translate: maniaque [masculine-feminine], fou/folle...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › maniacManiac Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MANIAC is someone who is or acts mentally unsound; especially : a person who behaves in a wildly foolish, reckless, or dangerous manner. How to use maniac in a sentence.

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › maniacMANIAC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   A maniac is a person who is raving, insane, or extremely enthusiastic about something. Learn the origin, usage, and related words of maniac from Dictionary.com.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMANIAC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A maniac is a mad person who is violent and dangerous, or someone who has a strong interest in something. Learn more about the word forms, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of maniac in British and American English.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmaniac noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   noun. /ˈmeɪniæk/ (informal, sometimes offensive) a person who behaves in a dangerous, violent or wild way and who you think is crazy or strange The use of the word maniac to refer to somebody who has a mental illness is offensive. synonym madman. He was driving like a maniac. a homicidal/knife-wielding maniac. Topics Danger c2.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmaniac adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the informal adjective maniac, which describes someone or something behaving in an extremely dangerous, violent, wild or crazy way. See examples, synonyms and related topics.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of maniac – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A maniac is someone who behaves in an extreme or uncontrolled way, such as a sex maniac. Find out how to say maniac in different languages and learn more about its usage and synonyms.