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monomaniac

UK
/ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪæk/
US
/ˌmɑːnəˈmeɪniæk/

Translations

monomaniacnoun
monomaniacs
pl
UK
/ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪæk/
US
/ˌmɑːnəˈmeɪniæk/
The artist was considered a monomaniac, as he spent all his time painting the same landscape over and over again.
L’artiste était considéré comme un monomane, car il passait tout son temps à peindre le même paysage encore et encore.
Additional translations
monomaniaqueVieilli, psychiatrie.
Synonyms
fanatic
obsessive
enthusiast
zealot
maniac
monomaniacadjective
more monomaniac
Comp.
most monomaniac
Super.
UK
/ˌmɒn.əˈmeɪ.ni.æk/
US
/ˌmɑː.nəˈmeɪ.ni.æk/
Used attributively to modify nouns, e.g. 'monomaniac obsession'.
His monomaniac focus on chess left little time for friends.
Sa concentration monomaniaque sur les échecs lui laissait peu de temps pour ses amis.
Additional translations
monomaniaqueVieilli, psychiatrie.
Synonyms
one-track-minded
monomaniacal
single-minded
obsessive
single-issue
single-focused
obsessed
fanatical
preoccupied
fixated

Definitions

monomaniacnoun
A person who is obsessed with a single idea or subject.
The artist was considered a monomaniac, as he spent all his time painting the same landscape over and over again.
A person diagnosed with monomania; a patient exhibiting pathological obsession with one idea (dated, psychiatry).
In 19th-century asylums, a monomaniac might be confined for an irrational but limited fixation.
monomaniacadjective
Characterized by or exhibiting an excessive obsession with a single idea or subject.
His monomaniac focus on chess left little time for friends.
Relating to or affected by monomania; monomanical (dated, psychiatry).
The clinician observed several monomaniac symptoms in the patient’s speech.
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