mania-, -mania, -maniac, -maniacal, -manic, -manically, -maniacally +
(Greek: a specific mental disorder or obsessive preoccupation with something; madness, frenzy; obsession, or abnormal desire for or with something or someone; also, an excessive enthusiasm or fondness for something)
amaxomania
A compulsion to be in vehicles.
ambulomania
An abnormal desire to go for extended walks at every opportunity.
amenomania, amoenomania
1. Pleasing delusions; a form of monomania.
2. A mania characterized by cheerfulness, gaiety, etc.
2. A mania characterized by cheerfulness, gaiety, etc.
Americamania, Americomania
A craze for things that are American; an excessive desire to have American styles, food, culture, etc.
amychomania
An abnormal, or uncontrollable, urge to scratch.
andromania
Nymphomania [abnormal, excessive, insatiable sexual desire in the female for a man].
andromaniac
A nymphomaniac.
androphonomania
Homicidal insanity.
Anglomania
An excessive admiration of English customs, etc.
anthomania
1. An extravagant passion or fancy for flowers.
2. An abnormal passion or desire for having flowers.
2. An abnormal passion or desire for having flowers.
anthomaniac
Someone who has an abnormal passion for flowers or who is intensely fond of flowers.
aphrodisiomania
1. An abnormally powerful sexual excitement or desire.
2. An excessive erotic interest.
3. A morbid desire for venery.
2. An excessive erotic interest.
3. A morbid desire for venery.
apimania
An excessive interest in bees.
A compulsive desire to count objects and to make calculations: "He had an arithmomania disorder that resulted in his counting each time when one of his feet touched the ground or sidewalk when he was walking, or as he used the steps in a staircase, etc."
asoticomania, asoticamania
A compulsion to buy, or spend, excessively. Self-destructive prodigality or squandering of money.
You can find self-scoring quizzes over many of the words in this subject area by going to this Compulsive Behavior page.
Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "anger, angry; rage, wrath, fury; rave": fur-, furi-; ira-; lysso-; rab-, rav-.
