MANIAS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word manias. (close relations)
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addictions | nounn | |||||||
noun • being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) • an abnormally strong craving • (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master | ||||||||
ardors | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) • intense feeling of love • feelings of great warmth and intensity | ||||||||
cravings | nounn | |||||||
noun • an intense desire for some particular thing | ||||||||
crazes | nounn | |||||||
noun • an interest followed with exaggerated zeal • state of violent mental agitation • a fine crack in a glaze or other surface verb • cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind • develop a fine network of cracks | ||||||||
desires | nounn | |||||||
noun • the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state • an inclination to want things • something that is desired verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • expect and wish • express a desire for | ||||||||
enthusiasms | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of excitement • overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval • a lively interest | ||||||||
fads | nounn | |||||||
noun • an interest followed with exaggerated zeal | ||||||||
fancies | verbv | |||||||
adjective • not plain; decorative or ornamented noun • something many people believe that is false • imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination • a predisposition to like something verb • imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind • have a fancy or particular liking or desire for | ||||||||
fascinations | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) • a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual • the capacity to attract intense interest | ||||||||
fetishes | nounn | |||||||
noun • a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body • a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers • excessive or irrational devotion to some activity | ||||||||
fevers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection • a state of nervous excitement | ||||||||
fixations | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely • an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone • the activity of fastening something firmly in position • (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body | ||||||||
infatuations | nounn | |||||||
noun • a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration • temporary love of an adolescent • an object of extravagant short-lived passion | ||||||||
lusts | verbv | |||||||
noun • a strong sexual desire • self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins) verb • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | ||||||||
obsessions | nounn | |||||||
noun • an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will • an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone | ||||||||
passions | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strong feeling or emotion • the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion • the trait of being intensely emotional • something that is desired intensely • an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action • a feeling of strong sexual desire • any object of warm affection or devotion | ||||||||
preoccupations | nounn | |||||||
noun • an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention • the mental state of being preoccupied by something • the act of taking occupancy before someone else does | ||||||||
cacoethes | nounn | |||||||
noun • an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action | ||||||||
passion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strong feeling or emotion • the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion • the trait of being intensely emotional • something that is desired intensely • an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action • a feeling of strong sexual desire • any object of warm affection or devotion | ||||||||
manic disorder | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently |