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    maniac
    /ˈmeɪnɪak/

    noun

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  2. MANIAC definition: 1. a person who has a very strong interest in a particular activity: 2. a person who behaves in an…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of MANIAC is someone who is or acts mentally unsound; especially : a person who behaves in a wildly foolish, reckless, or dangerous manner. How to use maniac in a sentence.

  4. Definition of maniac adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. A maniac is a crazy person. Screaming like a maniac is never a good way to get your point across. Long ago, the word maniac was an official psychiatric term that meant "a patient suffering from mania," or manic disorder, involving a euphoric mood and extreme energy.

  6. 1. countable noun. A maniac is a mad person who is violent and dangerous. The cabin looked as if a maniac had been let loose there. ...a drug-crazed maniac. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone's behaviour as maniac, you are emphasizing that it is extremely foolish and uncontrolled. [emphasis]

  7. noun. /ˈmeɪniæk/ (informal, sometimes offensive) a person who behaves in a dangerous, violent or wild way and who you think is crazy or strange The use of the word maniac to refer to somebody who has a mental illness is offensive. synonym madman. He was driving like a maniac. a homicidal/knife-wielding maniac. Topics Danger c2.

  8. Maniac definition: a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.. See examples of MANIAC used in a sentence.

  9. A maniac is a crazy person who is violent and dangerous. 2. If you describe someone's behavior as maniac , you are emphasizing that it is extremely foolish and uncontrolled.

  10. someone who behaves in an extreme or uncontrolled way: a sex maniac. He drives like a maniac. (Definition of maniac from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of maniac. in Chinese (Traditional) 強烈興趣, 入迷的人,狂熱愛好者, 瘋子… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 强烈兴趣, 入迷的人,狂热爱好者, 疯子… See more. in Spanish.

  11. someone who behaves in an extreme or uncontrolled way: a sex maniac. He drives like a maniac. (Definition of maniac from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of maniac. in Chinese (Traditional) 強烈興趣, 入迷的人,狂熱愛好者, 瘋子… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 强烈兴趣, 入迷的人,狂热爱好者, 疯子… See more. in Spanish.