monomaniac

UK
/ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪæk/
US
/ˌmɑːnəˈmeɪniæk/

Translations

monomaniacnoun
monomaniacs
pl
UK
/ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪæk/
US
/ˌmɑːnəˈmeɪniæk/
The monomaniac was obsessed with collecting rare stamps.
Мономан был одержим коллекционированием редких марок.
Additional translations
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'.

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.