Definitions for maniac
ˈmeɪ niˌækma·ni·ac

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. lunatic, madman, maniac(noun)

   an insane person

2. maniac(adj)

   a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something

3. maniacal, maniac(p)(adj)

   wildly disordered

   "a maniacal frenzy"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. maniac(Noun)

   An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.

   Etymology: maniacus, from μανιακός, adjectival form of μανία.

2. maniac(Noun)

   A fanatic, a person with an obsession.

   Etymology: maniacus, from μανιακός, adjectival form of μανία.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Maniac(adj)

   raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad

   Etymology: [F. maniaque. See Mania.]

2. Maniac(noun)

   a raving lunatic; a madman

   Etymology: [F. maniaque. See Mania.]

Anagrams for maniac »

1. caiman

2. mancia

How to pronounce maniac?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of maniac in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of maniac in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of maniac in a Sentence

1. Alec Baldwin:

   First Lady Melania Trump must know what a maniac he is.

2. Donald Trump:

   This guy, he's a maniac, he's not even on the scale -- these people, we've got a bunch of real dummies.

3. George Santayana:

   The irrational in the human has something about it altogether repulsive and terrible, as we see in the maniac, the miser, the drunkard or the ape.

4. George Carlin:

   Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster is a maniac?

5. Kate Bosworth:

   She was a beautiful and complex woman: A sister, a daughter, a wife, a lover. Human. Her life has for too long been overshadowed by the tragedy orchestrated by a raging psychopath, now, more than ever, we feel it is important to focus on the woman — to reaffirm the voice of Sharon Tate — and to take away the megaphone from the maniac.

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