adj
Meaning 1
Characterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
manic
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/ˈmænɪk/ without æ-raising
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Canada, US: /ˈmeə̯nɪk/
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Canada, US: [ˈmeə̯nɪk] ~ /ˈmɛə̯nɪk/
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Canada, US: [ˈmɛə̯nɪk]
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Australian: /ˈmɛːnɪk/
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Australian: [ˈmɛːnɪk]
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rhymes with -ænɪk
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adj
Meaning 2
Suffering from mania (the state of an abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A person exhibiting mania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A member of the Manic Street Preachers
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason- H.W.Carter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a frenzied attack
- a frenzied mob
- the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused
- outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: frenzied
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From mania + -ic; Ancient Greek μανικός (manikós). Compare maniac.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 躁狂 (zàokuáng) — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- Chinese Mandarin: 狂躁 (kuángzào) — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- Czech: manický — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- Finnish: maaninen — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- French: maniaque — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- French: allumé — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- Galician: maníaco — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- Galician: maniático — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- German: übersteigert — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- German: überdreht — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- German: überschäumend — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- Greek: μανιακός (maniakós) — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- Italian: maniaco — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- Portuguese: maníaco — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- Romanian: maniac — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- Russian: маниака́льный (maniakálʹnyj) — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- Spanish: maniático — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- Turkish: manyak — of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- Chinese Mandarin: 狂躁症 — suffering from mania
- Danish: manisk — suffering from mania
- Finnish: maaninen — suffering from mania
- French: maniaque — suffering from mania
- Galician: maníaco — suffering from mania
- Galician: maniático — suffering from mania
- German: manisch — suffering from mania
- German: maniakalisch — suffering from mania
- Italian: maniaco — suffering from mania
- Norwegian Bokmål: manisk — suffering from mania
- Norwegian Nynorsk: manisk — suffering from mania
- Portuguese: maníaco — suffering from mania
- Russian: маниака́льный (maniakálʹnyj) — suffering from mania
- Swedish: manisk — suffering from mania
- Turkish: manyak — suffering from mania
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