Mā'ni-ă, n.
n. [Lat. mania, Gr. μανία, from μαίνεσθαι, to rage; It., Sp., Pg., & Pr. mania, Fr. manie.]
Sense 1. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
Sense 2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion.
Mania a potu [Lat.], madness from drinking; delirium tremens.
Synonyms—Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation; aberration; delirium; frenzy; monomania; dementia. See INSANITY.