What does maniac mean?
Definitions for maniac
ˈmeɪ niˌækma·ni·ac
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word maniac.
Princeton's WordNet
lunatic, madman, maniacnoun
an insane person
maniacadjective
a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something
maniacal, maniac(p)adjective
wildly disordered
"a maniacal frenzy"
Wiktionary
maniacnoun
An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
maniacnoun
A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
Etymology: maniacus, from μανιακός, adjectival form of μανία.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Maniac, Maniacaladjective
Raging with madness; mad to rage.
Etymology: maniacus, Lat.
Epilepsies and maniacal lunacies usually conform to the age of the moon. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. b. iii.
Webster Dictionary
Maniacadjective
raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad
Maniacnoun
a raving lunatic; a madman
Etymology: [F. maniaque. See Mania.]
Anagrams for maniac »
caiman
mancia
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of maniac in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of maniac in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of maniac in a Sentence
He goes in there … like a bit of a maniac, you never get things done that way. You can't walk into the Senate and scream and call people liars and not be able to cajole and get along with people. … That's the problem with Ted.
I want to finish up because you got a bad evening out there and you have to drive. You have to do me a favor. I don't really care if you get hurt or not, but I want you to last until tomorrow, OK? if you're going to get hurt, and if you're going to drive like a maniac, do it tomorrow after you vote. And I promise I will come and visit you in the hospital. I promise. No, I'm only kidding, I want you to be careful.
I think they should get him out of there, he's an egotistical maniac, and I don't really care for the man.
I love the character, the beautiful thing about Sheriff Hoyt is the simple fact that he’s a sexually perverted homicidal maniac. How do you go over the top with this guy? You can just go crazy with him. Basically, I was allowed to do exactly that. Every character I’ve ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me back a little bit. I hate to hear ‘Less is more.’ It’s a crock of crap. I think more is more and with this character I was allowed to go just completely berserk, and that’s what I love to do.
The guy is not a good businessman. He is a good ego maniac.
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- مهووسArabic
- maniakCzech
- sindsygDanish
- Wahnsinniger, IrreGerman
- μανιακόςGreek
- maniuloEsperanto
- maníaco, maniáticoSpanish
- دیوانهPersian
- hullu, maanikko, kiihkoilija, fanaatikkoFinnish
- cinglé, maniaque, cingléeFrench
- maniacIrish
- מניאק, משוגעHebrew
- पागलHindi
- mániásHungarian
- մոլագար, մանյակArmenian
- gilaIndonesian
- maniacoItalian
- מטורףHebrew
- マニアックJapanese
- ಹುಚ್ಚKannada
- 미치광이Korean
- proluitLatin
- maniacDutch
- galningNorwegian
- maniakPolish
- maníacoPortuguese
- maniacRomanian
- маньякRussian
- galningSwedish
- வெறி பிடித்தவன்Tamil
- ఉన్మాదిTelugu
- คนบ้าThai
- manyakTurkish
- маніякUkrainian
- پاگلUrdu
- người điênVietnamese
- מאַניאַקYiddish
- 疯子Chinese
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