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- Dictionarymaniac/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"
- 2. a person suffering from mania. archaic Similar
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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.
Learn the meaning of maniac as a noun and an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. A maniac is someone who is mentally unsound, wildly enthusiastic, or frantic.
noun. a wild disorderly person. a person who has a great craving or enthusiasm for something. a football maniac. obsolete. psychiatry a person afflicted with mania.
Learn the meaning and usage of the informal adjective maniac, which describes someone or something behaving in an extremely dangerous, violent, wild or crazy way. See pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and example sentences.
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 origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples of maniac.
A maniac is a crazy person. Screaming like a maniac is never a good way to get your point across. Long ago, the word maniac was an official psychiatric term that meant "a patient suffering from mania," or manic disorder, involving a euphoric mood and extreme energy.
Learn the meaning of maniac as a noun, with examples of usage and pronunciation. Find out the difference between maniac and fanatic, and the old use of maniac in psychology.
