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noun
An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.
synonyms: mania, passion.
is a specific kind of: irrational motive.
is a broader term that covers: agromania | alcoholism, dipsomania, potomania | egomania | kleptomania | logomania, logorrhea | monomania, possession | necromania, necrophilia, necrophilism | phaneromania | pyromania | trichotillomania.
derivation: frenzied, manic.
Polish: mania
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