Definitions for maniac
ˈmeɪ niˌækma·ni·ac

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

1. lunatic, madman, maniacnoun

   an insane person

2. maniacadjective

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

3. maniacal, maniac(p)adjective

   wildly disordered

   "a maniacal frenzy"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. maniacnoun

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

2. maniacnoun

   A fanatic, a person with an obsession.

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Maniacadjective

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

2. Maniacnoun

   a raving lunatic; a madman

3. Etymology: [F. maniaque. See Mania.]

Anagrams for maniac »

1. caiman

2. mancia

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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. Donald Trump:

   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.

2. Donald Trump:

   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.

3. Jean Guoin:

   I think they should get him out of there, he's an egotistical maniac, and I don't really care for the man.

4. Lee Ermey:

   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.

5. Denise Stott:

   The guy is not a good businessman. He is a good ego maniac.

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