Definitions of monomania [ˌmɒn əˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə]

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Definition of 'monomania'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) monomania
(no longer in technical use) a pathological obsession with one idea or group of ideas.

2. monomania
an inordinate or obsessive zeal for or interest in a single thing.

Etymology: (1815–25; < F

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1. (noun) monomania, possession
a mania restricted to one thing or idea

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) monomania
derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement

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