What does maniac mean?
Definitions for maniac
ˈmeɪ niˌækma·ni·ac
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage 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.
Wikipedia
Maniac
Maniac is a song performed by American girl group Girlicious. Released as the second single from their second album, Rebuilt. It officially impacted Canadian radio on March 23, 2010. It was released to iTunes Canada on April 6, 2010. Maniac" reached number seventy-four on the Canadian Hot 100. It performed best on the Serbian Top 50 singles where it charted for eleven weeks and reached a peak of eleven.
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maniac
A maniac is a person exhibiting extreme symptoms of wild behavior, especially when violent and dangerous. It also commonly refers to someone who is excessively interested or enthusiaistic about a particular thing or subject. The term is often used colloquially to describe a person who is acting irrationally or exhibiting aggressive or outlandish behavior.
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 »
mancia
caiman
amniac
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
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.
This guy, he's a maniac, he's not even on the scale -- these people, we've got a bunch of real dummies.
I called this man out at a red light for driving like a maniac, he then followed me to my destination driving recklessly, and stopping traffic to continue the argument.
Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster is a maniac?
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.
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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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