Ancient Greek word root · Mind & Feeling
-mania: madness, frenzy
-mania is an Ancient Greek root meaning “madness, frenzy”. Learn its variants and explore 4 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: madness, frenzy
Root forms: -mania, -maniac
Source word: μανία — madness, frenzy, enthusiasm
Word family and examples
- maniac
An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
- nymphomaniac
A woman who has an excessive libido.
- megalomaniac
One affected with or exhibiting megalomania.
- pyromaniac
a person with a compulsive desire to set fire to things
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